Didier Deschamps’ France sensationally emerged in the second round of Euro 2020 at the hands of Petkovic’s Switzerland who fought tooth and nail deserving to go through after the penalties. The Galletti appeared too apathetic and fearful in the first half, but then recovered in the second half, up to a partial 3-1 which did not, however, help win the game with the Swiss to recover until 3-3 between minute 81 and the minute 90 ‘.
Deschamps, given the apathy of his team in the first fraction, removed the defender Lenglet to insert the former Juventus Kingsley Coman, to give speed and unpredictability to the maneuver. The Bayern player was then replaced again in the 111th minute of the match by Marcus Thuram but chaos broke out between the player and the coach as Coman did not want to leave the pitch despite a blow remedied shortly before.
The reconstruction
Coman takes a blow in the 96th minute of the match and struggles to stay on the pitch to continue playing. Deschamps at first pleases him and leaves him on the pitch to evaluate his conditions but at the 111th minute he decides to remove him from the field in favor of Thuram jr and the two were pinched by the cameras to discuss animatedly, gesticulating conspicuously.
According to reports from the Mundo Deportivo, in fact, another former Juventus thought about separating the two, Paul pogba. According to reports from the German newspaper Bild, however, the technical commissioner, despite having appreciated his desire to stay on the field in pain, seems to have wanted to teach him a lesson. Whether it is true or not is not known but surely Pogba’s relaxing gesture cannot fail to be underlined.
Deschamps, hat
At the end of the match the cameras pinched Deschamps to go under the clove of French fans to thank them and at the press conference he proved to be a person capable of knowing how to lose: “Where did the defeat come from? At 80 ‘. Because we had made a mistake in the first half, correcting by doing everything we could, up to 3-1 for us. Then a fever of fever put Switzerland back in the running, scoring two goals. It hurts but it’s football, we have to accept it. We have had incredible moments with a united group. The 3-man defense? We have already experienced it 2-3 times in qualifying and friendlies. Although we made a mistake in the first half, Switzerland must be acknowledged for having played a great game, but we had recovered it, we were on the right path. I’m quiet. Football is like this: when you win it’s the players’ credit, when you lose it’s the manager’s fault. I take responsibility for this defeat, but it must be accepted. It hurts, but there will be happier tomorrows “.
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