Although the most exciting moment of France’s loss to Switzerland was Kylian Mbappé’s penalty error in the final round of the shootout, the French media blamed the head coach Didier Deschamps on his tactical choices. The decision to recall the Real Madrid striker raised questions after Karim Benzema was absent for nearly six years.
First, the team newspaper questioned his decision to use three central defenders, which deviated from the excellent 4-4-2 in the group stage. “He placed two full-backs without width,” the newspaper pointed out, which criticized the French coach for abandoning the first half and provided the Swiss team with wings for most of the 90 minutes, except for the 20 second half. In a few minutes, Hugo Lloris made a penalty save and Karim Benzema scored twice.
Somewhat surprisingly, Deschamps even came under fire for summoning Benzema himself, who scored four goals in the last two games of France.
“Yesterday’s defeat reminds us that football is a sport like no other. During the Euro 2020, Didier Deschamps paid the price for calling Karim Benzema. I’m not talking about Karim. His return is illegal, but it is too late, which makes France’s tactical plans out of balance,” said RTL reporter Philip Sanfors.
“Yes, Benzema is an F1 car and Deschamps is one of the best drivers. But changing all settings at the start of the race is not ideal. Trial and error tactics, subtle race time management… Benzema The return of the savior of horse] will add many options, but it is too late,” Sanfourche added on social media.
#FRASUI: “Didier Deschamps a payé tout au long de l’Euro le fait d’avoir sélectionné Karim Benzema, il est revenu trop tard dans cette équipe”, estime @PhilSANFOURCHE dans #RTLMatin twitter.comy3
The French coach was criticized for choosing Clement Langley, who became a surprising starter against Switzerland after a clearly disappointing season in Barcelona.
The 26-year-old defender’s last game was against Celta on May 16. In the game against Switzerland, he was a bit too much in the position of three central defenders. He didn’t know how to stop Breel Embolo and was easily defeated by Haris Seferovic in the move that led to the first Swiss goal. Langley was replaced by Kingsley Koeman at halftime, but many people in France are questioning why the Barcelona player, who has not played in the first six games of France, started first.
Euro 2020-Round of 16-France against Switzerland’s Benjamin Pavard and Kylian Mbappé looked frustrated after losing the game in a penalty shoot-out. FRANCK FIFE (Reuters)
Most importantly, Deschamps has also been criticized for his management of substitutions. Moussa Sissoko replaced Antoine Griezmann on the field, which caused the team to lose the main offensive weapon. This was the coach’s last wrong decision. He experienced one of the worst results in European memory. Later, he withdrew from the European Cup scarred. French national team.
The defeat in the top 16 of the European Championship once again put Deschamps’ continuity into question. Although there is a contract until 2022, the World Cup champion coach cannot guarantee that we will continue the game at yesterday’s press conference. Although he insists that he hopes to remain on the bench in September.
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Post time: Jun-30-2021