Didier Deschamps says France will do their best to decide the game in 90 minutes but is prepared to face Belgium on Monday if it goes to penalties sport.
France coach Didier Deschamps has insisted. He will try to make their Euro 2024 last-16 clash with Belgium decide the winner in 90 minutes. UFABET But has hinted there is also a penalty shootout in the works.
‘I’m not going to comment on what we did or didn’t do (in training) this morning. I’m trying my best to put the team forward in the best possible position to give the opposition a run for their money and be strong at the back.’
‘We have to prepare for penalties. We have information about our opponents and we also know who our players are going to be on. But if you look at the last penalty shootout we did, there were seven changes between the player who was going to take it and the one who was on it. It’s not always the same person, but my aim is to make sure there’s no penalty.’
Deschamps told:
‘We are in a new phase of the competition, a competition within the competition. There are no second chances now. The team that goes through is better than the team that goes home. It’s about doing your job in front of goal. If you want to win, you have to score goals and that’s not what we’re doing. That’s happening to the best of us and the best of our goal scorers.’
‘The group is ready, we have a little time to recover and prepare. A new competition within the open competition begins. This is still the Euros, now it’s the knockout round, so it’s a different situation and a different context.’
‘The attitude is always great. We have to celebrate qualifying and not discount the fact that we can reach the last 16. After a short break with our families, we are now focused on tomorrow’s game.’
‘We know them well, the players know each other well, even though we haven’t seen them for a while. France and Belgium happen quite often, they are teams full of top players who play for their best clubs, so it’s clear that this Belgian team has a strong attacking potential,’ said Deschamps.