THE National team of Greece welcomes on Tuesday night (21/11, 21:45) the mighty France for the final matchday of the group stage of the Euro 2024 qualifiers at the OPAP Arena.
The Federal technician of the “tricolors”, Didier Deschamps, he mentioned in the press conference both the quality of the “blue and white” in the midfield, as well as the rotation that he may make in tomorrow’s match.
Didier Deschamps’ statements in detail:
About the match with Greece and the “blue and white”‘s chances of qualifying: “They should go through the play-offs. Our first game was difficult. There is quality in this team at an attacking level, while they are quite aggressive. We only won 1-0. I know that the Greeks will strongly support their team. They’re not going to see us play and I know we’re going to have a high-level game.”
For Lucas Hernandez: “He can play in both positions (back – stopper). But when I list him, I count him primarily as a left back. You’ll see tomorrow.”
For the 8X8 goal in the group: “It’s not the Grand Slam of rugby. We are not going to play not to win, but finishing the group with the absolute will not give us anything more. It’s always good to have the best qualifying phase possible. We are absolute and we hope to be able to continue like this.”
To manage its footballers: “I have eight players who play on Friday night. If I take all the elements into account, I will put the technical staff in the game. Obviously there is a risk of injury. But I can’t handle it all. You can be very well, not tired and have a problem. But if a player is upset we’re not going to force it. I take it into account as much as I can, but I have a team to do.”
On whether Rabiot will get the armband against Greece: “Rabio doesn’t. Probably Kylian Mbappe. There will be many changes. Brice Saba will be in the rafters.”
On whether Antoine Griezmann will play: “Yeah, I’ll let him continue his streak. He might play thirty seconds or more.’
On how much he believes in superstition: “Luckily there is no superstition, otherwise we wouldn’t be going to Qatar. We had a good example by being world champions. Superstition… We won’t play with it. We play the game to win it.”
On how much they “respected” Gibraltar in the 14-0: “It’s an important piece. We respect our opponents, we go all the way. When you have opportunities, you have to take them. That’s what we did against Gibraltar. We can manage certain match periods, it can happen. It depends on the matches. But we don’t play with the handbrake. It’s an international match, we’ll be judged by what we do.”
Source: Sport Fm
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