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France-Kazakhstan: "We must not have fears, but we must respect the opponent", insists Didier Deschamps

2021-11-08T16:25:49.772Z


The national coach wants to validate, from this Saturday against Kazakhstan at the Parc des Princes, the ticket for the 2022 World Cup in Q


For half an hour, during the first press conference of the Blues rally, coach Didier Deschamps was in a playful mood, but also very determined when it came time to discuss the last two qualifying matches at the 2022 World Cup, including the first, Saturday, against Kazakhstan which may be decisive for the trip to Qatar next year.

You will benefit from five days of preparation before the first match ...

DIDIER DESCHAMPS.

I'm not going to complain about having a full week.

First, there will be full recovery on all players until Wednesday plus the training sessions that we did not have in September and March.

It's better at all levels.

We have one goal: it's qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar on Saturday.

We must not think that we are already qualified, because we are facing Kazakhstan.

It will take determination and all our strength on Saturday to win this match.

What's the biggest lesson in 2021?

I do analyzes after each meeting.

Don't ask me to take stock before the last two games.

We had three goals this year.

We missed the first, we managed the second by winning the League of Nations and we have the third to go.

I'm not going to go over every episode or course.

There have been new, changes in the team plan.

I have a group of competitors who always want to go ahead, even if we haven't always succeeded.

Doesn't the decisive match at the Parc des Princes recall the two defeats in 1993 against Israel (2-3) then Bulgaria (1-2) for the qualification for the 1994 World Cup?

Of course, it was at the Park, but it was 28 years ago.

You can't change what happened.

Some of the players were not born… You will have to be vigilant enough not to believe that you are qualified before you are qualified.

Personally, I paid him (

he was part of the France team in 1993

).

Will the game found in the last two games be enough to beat Kazakhstan?

We have had two difficult times.

We will have to start well.

The beginning and the end are also important.

After that, it depends on the quality of the opponent.

Kazakhstan does not have the same strengths as Spain and Belgium.

We will have more the ball than them.

We must not have fears, but we must respect the opponent!

How to organize defensively without Kimpembe or Varane?

I prefer to have all the players available, but it does happen.

We have to make sure that we are the most dangerous for the opponent.

I will choose a starting system with an animation where we have to be efficient offensively.

Faced with a low block, it is not easy for any team.

It takes diversity and taking initiatives while ensuring the defensive aspect so that the Kazakhs do not have an opportunity.

"N'Golo Kanté is a fundamental driving force"

Didier Deschamps

We are witnessing Griezmann's return to form in the club ...

It's best when a player arrives with full confidence and with good performances at the club.

But he sometimes came into difficult situations with his club and he was good at the selection.

Not all players can perform well over ten months of competition.

Does N'Golo Kanté have the ideal profile to balance your tactical system used in recent matches?

Balance depends on the opponent.

In the last two games we haven't had it all the time.

Can a single player allow this?

I don't think so, even if N'Golo Kanté is a fundamental driving force.

Obviously the France team will be stronger when "NG" is there.

He can evolve in several systems, something he does with his club too.

With us, he played lower, close to the defense.

Obviously it's better for us that he is there.

He was not present during the last gatherings because he had some physical problems.

A system cannot be based on a single player, but adding "NG" can only get better.

In a few weeks, we will know the name of the Golden Ball.

Does this take up space in Benzema's mind?

Can he win it?

You have to ask him.

It is important and prestigious individual award.

Karim is a very serious candidate.

It's all the harm I wish him for everything he has achieved with his club and the French team throughout the year.

Read also Karim Benzema, the return to grace of the enfant terrible

Did Olivier Giroud shoot himself in the foot talking about the selection in recent weeks?

Each player is free to express himself, to give his feelings about his own situation.

The most important thing for me remains the discussions I have live with the players.

And Olivier knows.

How do you plan to have the best Pogba this week

?

You know the importance of Paul in the France team where he is a manager, a leader.

It's not the same situation as in Manchester.

He is part of the list of players who have a deficit compared to what is happening in his club.

But he has the experience to approach the meeting on Saturday well.

"Benjamin Pavard is always capable of passing or scoring important or even very important goals"

Didier Deschamps

Do you watch the Lensois Jonathan Clauss?

I am watching him.

After buzz or not, it will not lead me to select it or not.

We follow him.

He is 29 years old, does not play in the European Cup, but that is not a criterion in itself.

There is competition at his post.

Veretout also arrived quite late in blue.

If I feel it is the right time, I would.

Is Benjamin Pavard's profile adaptable to the role of piston?

Yes, he does it with his club, even if he is not going through a euphoric period.

The ideal is to have a player who can guarantee offensive creativity and provide defensive security when you don't have the ball.

Benjamin is more of a defender than an attacking player even though he often played very high at Bayern.

He is always able to pass or score important or even very important goals.

After that there are different registers.

Afterwards, if you tell me: can Lucas Hernandez play piston on the left?

I answer you yes.

He does not have the same profile as his brother or Lucas Digne.

Is Benjamin better off in a 4-man defense?

Maybe and again it depends on the opponent.

Are you going to polish your three-way defense during this rally?

We'll have time for that, but I'm not going to spend time on that.

Even if we have to rely on defense, it is above all to have a powerful offensive animation against our opponents.

Even if Varane and Kimpembe are not there, I have players who are brought to play in this system.

Afterwards, if this is not done in the field, it can also be done on flipchart.

I have very high level players who have game intelligence.

Source: leparis

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