At 00:00 on July 2nd, the European Cup round of 16, France VS Belgium. Before the game, French head coach Deschamps attended the press conference.
Practicing penalties specifically? Deschamps said: “We mainly achieve success through two ways: either we successfully advance to the knockout rounds, or we secure victory at the end of regular time. Penalty training? Yes, we are ready. Anyway, there is often a gap between ideals and reality. In 2022 (Qatar World Cup final), I made seven substitutions, my goal is to avoid that step as much as possible.”
In the last two major international tournaments, France have both been knocked out on penalties, including losing to Switzerland on penalties in the last 16 of the last European Championship and losing to Argentina on penalties in the 2022 World Cup final.
On the difference between the group stage and the round of 16, Deschamps added: “This is not the group stage, this is a new competition, you lose and you go home, there will be no extra chance for you. Because it is impossible to catch up on anything. We have created many chances, but we must be more efficient, but don’t focus too much on missing chances. All great shooters have experienced this, we must raise the standard.”
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