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“The talent is great but you have to remain humble”: Varane refuses to ignite with the Blues

2022-11-27T15:03:23.634Z


The vice-captain of the Blues spoke to the media the day after qualifying for the round of 16 of the World Cup.


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The atmosphere in the blue locker room


“It was a moment of joy, of communion, happy with the result and with qualifying.

It was a battle, a fight that we managed to win.

We were satisfied with the collective work and in the locker room we let our joy be expressed.

These are important moments in a competition like the World Cup to get off to a perfect start, it's done.

»

His view of the hinge match


“It was our first match together in a two-legged hinge, Dayot (Upamecano) is a player with a lot of quality, young, who has reached milestones.

He is in the right by his performances and his attitude.

We exchanged a lot to create automatisms.

We have complementary qualities.

I felt comfortable playing with him.

»

The difficult to read game of the Blues


“You summed it up well, we are quite unpredictable.

We can play with a low block, a high pressing, on the counter-attack, in possession of the ball with different qualities from our attackers.

It is then up to us to choose the right weapon to be as effective as possible.

The goal is to win, to be the most efficient, not to make the most passes.

We want to choose the weapon to be the most effective in hurting.

(Relaunched on the attacks of the Blues which come a lot from the wings) On the sides, have you seen the players we have?

We use this weapon.

In modern football, the axis is often cluttered, we have players of great talent on the sides, who create spaces, unbalance the opponent.

VS'

is often the solution to be the most effective.

»

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If he has to continue or breathe against Tunisia


“I haven't spoken about it yet with the coach, we will first think about what is best for the team and then we will make a decision.

Anyway, I feel good.

The best is to have playing time and as I said, we will see with the coach.

»

Lloris, a selection from Thuram's record


“I have a lot of respect for him, for the player, the man, it's a chance to have him with us.

He is very reliable, transmits his calm and tranquility to the whole team.

Respect to him because the high level is not easy and does not forgive anything.

»

The renunciation of the Blues on the One Love armband


"For the extra-sporting side, we decided to express ourselves through a letter, to take action with the 2018 endowment fund. We remain in our role, our framework and we are active.

Everything has been said on the subject.”

The group is calm, we rely on this mentality of competitor, of winner, we have this rage to win.

Raphael Varane

If he has a preference for the opponent in the round of 16


“To go to the end, we will have to play big teams, we have no preference.

The group is calm, we rely on this mentality of competitor, of winner, we have this rage to win.

There is a good osmosis between the youngest and the oldest.

Talent is not enough, you always need this conquering state of mind.

It is on this point that we must rely for the rest of the competition.

Everyone is concerned and motivated.

The 3rd match is a luxury that few teams can have.

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Where does he place the Blues 2022 compared to previous generations


"It's a team that draws on the experience of 2016 and 2018, with young people who are coming on strong, who are growing, it's a good mix between experience and youth.

It's a group with a lot of talent, we have to work with the same values ​​that have made us successful in recent years.

The talent is very great, but you have to remain humble.

You have to pay attention to the mentality.

The role of the oldest is also that, that the mentality of the group remains positive and good.

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Mbappé's XXL performance


“Yes, he has evolved enormously, he is continuing his momentum.

He has his head on his shoulders and he knows where to go.

Hoping that it will be decisive for the future.

»

If the Gala song is the new anthem of the Blues


“I don't know, the music arrived in the locker room, I don't know where it came from, we celebrated this qualification together.

We will see if this is repeated on the next releases.

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