This Wednesday at the Stade de France, France lost (2-0) in a friendly against Finland.
Didier Deschamps regrets this defeat, which sanctioned too many collective and individual failures.
Is this setback a state of mind problem?
DIDIER DESCHAMPS.
We were below what I expected: generosity, commitment, the duel.
We had a good start to the game;
we took avoidable goals, as always.
We gave confidence to the opponent.
We had a lot of the ball without creating any gaps.
In the content in the second half, it was better but we started with a handicap.
The high level, fortunately that's how it is.
We took a good slap.
I will not dwell on it, we will switch to Portugal.
We have to go with other arguments.
This result is logical.
Taking a lesson doesn't hurt if you forget some basics.
I don't lose often but it's a good booster shot even if I'm going to have a bad night.
Was the motivation lacking?
We know the context, which is not favorable.
It happens, it has been a long time since it happened.
I make sure to understand everything.
We see it in clubs: there are not always performances by playing every three days.
But we didn't put in what was needed so I don't want to look for excuses.
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Do you have any news from the absentees against Finland?
It is going in the right direction with each passing day.
Some are more predictable than others.
Are you sure you can count on Pavard and Mbappé on Saturday?
We are not sure of anything.
This is going in the right direction.
It is progressing every day.
It's Wednesday, will that be enough?
There are three days left until the match.
What conclusions do you draw for the premiere of Marcus Thuram, who did not seem impressed?
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I had no doubts that he was impressed.
It's not in his character.
I grant extenuating circumstances to a first selection.
He caused, he created discrepancies.
In the second half, it was more complicated, there were fewer spaces.
He showed some interesting things.
His duet with Lucas Digne worked well.
We had a lot of centers.
Few have been successful.
It was their first game.
Have some players lost points?
There are none who have won it tonight.