After the great success of his team, Tuesday evening in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (North), a clear and flawless 5-0 against South Africa in a friendly, Didier Deschamps came to tell his joy to train this team of France at a press conference at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium.
Are these two victories against Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa in line with your expectations or do they go beyond?
DIDIER DESCHAMPS.
I'm demanding, but beyond that… The potential of the France team is there, to have realized it on the pitch, that's good.
South Africa defend well, but we have this ability to create chances, a lot, we could even have scored more, this same state of mind.
The players take pleasure and give it.
It's all very positive.
These two matches will serve us, first of all to the staff, for the next matches in June.
What can you say about Kylian Mbappé that you haven't already said?
I have nothing to add.
I said he was radiant.
His legs were on fire, he would have liked to play the first match.
He ranks among the outstanding players.
He has this intelligence to be part of a collective on, but also off the field.
So much the better for the France team to have a player like him.
It's not just Kylian, it's Kylian and the band.
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Did you have a discussion with Olivier Giroud about his place in the group?
The future, he doesn't know, I don't know.
It depends on a lot of things.
He further increased the counter by one.
We'll see in June.
His profile has been known for a long time: he is a support striker, he has a sense of goal, his aerial game.
Why didn't Wissam Ben Yedder start?
It's a choice.
Wissam has every right to be disappointed, but that doesn't matter.
He has a different register.
There is huge competition offensively.
In his own register, he scores a lot of goals.
He is rewarded, like Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappé tonight
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"𝙅𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙨 𝙢'𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙢𝙖 𝙫𝙞𝙚'𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖 𝙫𝙞𝙚"
The reaction of @Matteoguendouzi after its 1st goal in blue 🤩 # proudrebleus pic.twitter.com/hoqc0pgjyh
– French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) March 29, 2022
For Jonathan Clauss, you spoke of a stage, not an end.
Has he learned the lesson?
It's not a lesson.
I find it regrettable, to put it mildly, what happened in the first half when he touched the ball.
Over the course of the match, those who demonstrated stupidly, it eased.
It is his merit.
I wanted to see it straight away to get a few more answers for the future.
The whistles in certain stadiums, in Marseille, Paris or Lille, will they lead you to review your relocation policy?
Talking about it encourages people to do that.
This should be a non-topic.
It has no place in football.
I understand the rivalry between the clubs, but I do everything to create unity.
That does not make sense.
They are not supporters.
To talk about them is to give them importance.
They don't matter.