Deschamps: “We gave Lamine more space than we should”

Didier Deschamps, coach of France, surrendered to the talent of Lamine Yamal and recognized the superiority of Spain after falling in the semifinals of the Euro Cup. “He’s had a lot of success and he deserves all the credit he’s given, he’s a fantastic left-footer. We gave him more space than we should have and he has the quality to shoot from outside. There’s we tried to cover him and that technical gesture was perfect to shoot”, commented the French coach about the action that scored 1-1.

“We met a very good Spanish team that confirmed everything it does,” explained Deschamps. “The scoring first was fantastic but Spain knew how to dominate the game afterwards. We didn’t have a good game, to be honest, we weren’t as vertical as I would have liked. We tried until the end and my players gave everything. , but not they did “Everyone is at 100% capacity for different reasons,” reasoned Deschamps, who did not like to be asked if he would continue in charge until the 2026 World Cup.

“I just lost in the semifinal. Ask my president, ask the people who have responsibility. They know the situation, they know what my president is thinking and maybe they didn’t ask me, especially at this time,” he concluded. Deschamps.

“I’m not here to comment on criticism or debates. You can talk about what you want but I’m not going to go into that. I haven’t denied that we didn’t have the best efficiency in front of goal. But we adapted as much as we could, but we got to the semifinals and everyone drew their conclusions,” said Deschamps, detailing why Mbappé did not play with a mask.

“It was not easy for him. It restricted his vision. The medical staff told us that he is comfortable playing without a mask and that’s it. It’s a little bit of everything, the lack of efficiency in front of the goal depends a little bit of the fact that he wasn’t able to shoot between the three sticks. It depends on my players and that can create a little bit of a mental block.