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Hungary-France (1-1): for Robert Pirès, "the Blues lacked simplicity"

2021-06-24T02:38:46.047Z


The world and European champion analyzes the draw for the Blues (1-1) this Saturday in Hungary. In particular, it highlights their recurring difficulties.


With Sylvain Wiltord and David Trezeguet, his name remains inseparable from the stunning European coronation of Rotterdam in July 2000. Consultant for M 6, Robert Pirès is, in fact, closer to the Blues during this Euro.

Associated with his partner Xavier Domergue, he provided his tactical insight against Germany (1-0).

He will put it back on June 23 during a highly anticipated Portugal-France.

Joined in Munich, where he was preparing to officiate, this Saturday, on Portugal-Germany, he previously revisited the draw of the Tricolores against Hungary partly due, according to him, to a propensity to sometimes privilege individual action to the detriment of a collective solution.

In check against a low block

This is nothing new. World champions sometimes struggle to express their full potential against this type of valiant and generous opponent in the effort and conscientiously leaning against his low block. “The Blues have somewhat lacked simplicity and fluidity in their game, confirms Pirès. Faced with a disciplined and grouped selection, leaving very little space, they were not successful enough to find the fast transmissions. Everyone may have been tempted to want to make a difference on their own. On the contrary, you have to stretch out the defensive block and place the Hungarian full-backs in 1-on-2 situations. With our profile of lane players, we must be able to create more differences. We have not or too little gone by the sides. We tended to transplant in the axis similar to a real funnel. Too bad."

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Hungary had not evolved differently against Portugal, resisting for more than 80 minutes before cracking (3-0).

“She had not scored first, notes the 1998 world champion. From the moment she took the advantage, it complicated things.

“France has certainly monopolized the ball with a somewhat futile possession of 67%.

“It's actually a bit of a misleading figure because it is inflated by repeated small passes in midfield, quite far from the truth zone.

There was not the necessary depth.

We also suffered from a real and unusual technical waste.

"

An offensive animation always perfectible

Still missed! Antoine Griezmann has certainly unlocked the counter of the Blues in this Euro, after the goal against his camp of the German Hummels on Tuesday, but the attacking trio advance in this tournament without brilliance, unable to make its mark.

"I maintain my confidence in them," objected Pirès. It cannot be blamed on them. They are not the only ones responsible. I know what they are capable of. But they are clearly lacking in automation. They don't have much time to work on them. Even when you're opposed to Hungary, it's a mistake to predict a river score. You shouldn't expect freebies. What bothers me is that we only focus on the attackers. They are there, we agree, to score goals and efficiency flees them. But other players are likely to do much better and take over. There's more to a football team than the front three. I did not see or too few strikes at half distance. This is not related to a lack of confidence, but to a lack of initiative or risk taking.I have in mind the action of Ousmane Dembélé concluded by his strike on the post. This is the example to follow. "

59 'First action by Dembélé who provokes the right side and continues with a strike that crashes on the post!

GO!


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Benzema, what's the problem?

Author of two shots against Hungary, including a recovery side in the first period after a superb movement initiated by a brilliant opening from Griezmann and relayed by a subtle deviation from Mbappé (31st), Karim Benzema is still running with his 28th team goal of France.

He has never scored in a Euro yet, since he was silent at Euro 2008 and Euro 2012. He is on a series of thirty scoreless shots in this competition.

“At Real Madrid, he is used to evolving under pressure, but here we are in selection.

He was away from it for more than five years, recalls Pirès.

The wait around him is enormous.

You play for your country and even when your name is Benzema, with all his talent, the emotional charge is not the same ”.

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Everything is not his fault, far from it, but he embodies the fragility of a painful attack.

“I watch what he offers on the pitch.

Today, I found him physically withdrawn.

We had trouble finding it.

It always takes time.

But we don't really have one with Portugal already in the sights.

I appeal to a certain indulgence with him as with others.

We will see, in the end, what they have proposed to us.

We will always have time to be critical if the results are not there.

"

A timely system change

Faced with the inability of his players to raise the tone and pace at the start of the second period, Didier chose to launch Ousmane Dembélé and change his 4-3-3 to 4-4-2 or 4-2-3- 1 depending on the interpretations. If the post repelled the attempt of the Barcelona wisp, this tactical readjustment has rather paid off with the equalization of Griezmann (66th).

"I am not necessarily objective, because I remain a die-hard 4-4-2 fan," observes the former Gunner. It allows you to have two real attackers and players on the sides like Dembélé, interesting for his dribbling and his speed of execution. He entered his game well. Next time it might be Coman's turn. This device is a real good option to broaden the tactical palette. After that, I am not a coach. But, in view of the specificities of our offensive players, it seems to me appropriate and recommended especially when you are dealing with an opponent similar to Hungary. "

Source: leparis

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