The date was checked in the agenda of the Head of State.
On June 10, Emmanuel Macron must go with his wife Brigitte to the Clairefontaine training center (Yvelines).
Objective: to encourage the Blues before the competition and ... put pressure on them!
"We must not let go," has already warned Emmanuel Macron, during an exchange with Kylian Mbappé, before the final of the Coupe de France, on May 20.
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Clairefontaine is not unknown to them. The couple already came in 2018, before the players left for the World Cup in Russia. "A successful competition is a won competition", then reminded the president to Hugo Lloris, Paul Pogba and other N'Golo Kanté. Today, coach Didier Deschamps is familiar with Brigitte Macron. The former midfielder is sponsoring his Operation Yellow Pieces. "He is known and appreciated by all generations of French people", we praise in the entourage of the first lady. Together, they shot a clip encouraging the French to send donations by SMS, the epidemic making it impossible to collect the old-fashioned way. So here they are in familiar territory!
If Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande have already made stops of this kind, it is however for the current tenant of the Elysee a particular stake. With less than a year before the presidential election, it is a question of motivating the troops, while drawing the lessons of 2018. The victory at the world in Russia had aroused a national euphoria ... quickly tarnished. On their return, the players went to the Elysee Palace. The bus carrying them had crossed the Champs-Élysées in a hurry, to the chagrin of the supporters massed there for hours. For Emmanuel Macron, the party was also spoiled. Shortly after the final, the Benalla affair broke out, the first pitfall of the five-year term.
On their return from Russia, the players went to the Elysee Palace.
The bus carrying them had crossed the Champs-Élysées in a hurry, to the chagrin of the mass supporters.
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"If we could have a real moment of national communion, without controversy, and that each one appropriates this moment, that would be great", slips a minister of weight.
Not won.
All the more so in a pre-campaign context.
Two controversies have already erupted, launched by the National Rally.
First, about the selection of the Real Madrid goleador, Karim Benzema - "he only has to play for the Algerian team", an RN senator got carried away.
"I think (Deschamps) made the right choices," retorted the head of state, on the sidelines of a trip to the resumption of sports activities after confinement.
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The National Gathering also criticized the French Football Federation (FFF) for having chosen rapper Youssoupha to compose one of the hymns dedicated to the blues.
A singer who had insulted Marine Le Pen in one of his songs, rebelled against their regional candidate in Ile-de-France Jordan Bardella.
Disagreements or political instrumentalisation?
"Whenever there is a big competition, the RN - or the FN, it's a bit the same - causes a controversy, on the non-respect of the motherland and the rules, comments to our newspaper the former president François Hollande, who practiced during Euro football in 2016. The players demonstrated their extreme solidarity and cohesion.
The best thing the RN can do is shut up.
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"A victory can create euphoria, beneficial happiness"
Beyond the political climate, this euro organized between several countries intervenes at a particular time in the health plan. The situation is finally improving on the continent, giving hope for a return to normal. "This competition will mount that we can again circulate, go from country to country, adds François Hollande. For Europe, this is an important moment, after the mistakes at the beginning. People want to be free, to party. A victory can create euphoria, happiness that is also beneficial for economic growth and the attractiveness of the country. "
If, on the other hand, the Blues stumble, public opinion will look for those responsible. And not necessarily on the sidelines ... Hence a certain solidarity of the president in the direction of Didier Deschamps. “There are two terrible functions” in France, often repeats Emmanuel Macron, “President of the Republic and coach of the France team”. There are "68 million people who are convinced that they had better ideas or a better selection in mind," he insists. And to add: "I am one of the 68 million coaches who say to themselves every morning:
I would have done this or that if I were Didier Deschamps.
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The OM fan, who called Kylian Mbappé in front of the cameras to convince him to join the Marseille club in his video with youtubers McFly and Carlito and who likes to room his collaborators at the Elysee when PSG loses, plays big in this competition.