Deschamps

01 Jul

Euro 2024: Exit For ‘Underwhelming’ France Could Be ‘Brutal’

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France were expected to set Euro 2024 alight as one of the favourites, but they endured an underwhelming group stage and slumped to a second-placed finish. They beat Austria in their opening game, but only with an own-goal winner. A 0-0 draw with the Netherlands followed before they shared the spoils in a 1-1 stalemate with Poland. Didier Deschamps’ side lifted the 2018 World Cup and finished runners-up at the 2022 tournament in Qatar, but they have failed to sparkle as expected in Germany. “Suddenly the ruthlessness we’ve been used to is just not there any more,” French football journalist Julian Laurens told BBC Radio 5…

25 Jun

Euro 2024: Mbappe Getting ‘Better Every Day’ – Deschamps

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France boss Didier Deschamps says Kylian Mbappe is getting “better every day” before the final Group D game against already-elimated Poland. Mbappe suffered a broken nose in the opening win over Austria and sat on the bench for the goalless draw with the Netherlands. The striker, who will join Real Madrid on 1 July, did not require an operation but will need to wear a protective mask when he returns to the starting XI. “He is doing better today than yesterday and the day before that. That is obvious because he has been training,” said Deschamps. “The bruising has come down…