On the eve of the third match of the League of Nations, this Friday in Austria, Didier Deschamps has already warned that, given the close sequence of meetings, he would proceed to a wide rotation.
"We are used to making a lot of changes (Editor's note: during meetings), and this will still be the case compared to the team which started in Croatia", indicated the coach who had made 10 changes between the defeat against the Denmark (1-2) and the draw in Split (1-1) last Monday.
Mbappé and Kanté towards a package
The staff of the Blues must also deal with physically diminished and uncertain players for the match against the Austrians.
Thus Deschamps has indicated that Kylian Mbappé, N'Golo Kanté and Adrien Rabiot will not participate in the last training session this Thursday at the Ernst-Happel Stadion in Vienna.
As we have told you over the past two days, the PSG striker touched in the knee should be forfeited this Friday.
Kanté, also in difficulty with a knee and already absent in Croatia, could also miss his turn.
After two games without a win and even if the Blues no longer have their destiny completely in their hands, Deschamps has not completely given up in the quest for qualification for the Final Four of this League of Nations.
“The accounting situation means that we have fallen behind.
But we are going to think about winning this match and we will see what our opponents have done” warns Deschamps.
The coach does not seem too worried after the hole discovered in the middle of the lawn of the Vienna stadium and the work undertaken urgently to remedy this problem.
“We saw that from Croatia, says the boss of the Blues.
I don't have the ins and outs, UEFA did what was necessary to validate the match.
So we will adapt.
If UEFA validates, there is no risk, and we will play on this lawn.
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In support of Griezmann
Finally Didier Deschamps returned to the slump of Antoine Griezmann with the Blues.
Although he admits that his playmaker is having difficulties, he continues to give him unwavering support.
“It's not his best period, concedes the coach.
And there is a part of psychology in there, and physics.
Antoine suffered his first injury at the start of the year with a relapse.
There are also collective and personal considerations, but I know his qualities and his mind.
This does not mean that I will question what he is capable of doing.
He is part of a collective, and I know what he can bring him.
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