At 00:00 on July 2nd, France will face Belgium in the Round of 16 of the European Championship. Before the match, France coach Deschamps attended the press conference.
Practicing penalties specifically? Deschamps said: “We achieve success through two main ways: either we qualify for the knockout stages smoothly or we secure victory at the end of regulation time. Penalty training? Yes, we are ready. However, there is often a discrepancy between ideals and reality. In 2022 (World Cup final), I made seven substitutions, my goal was to avoid reaching that point as much as possible.”
In the last two major international tournaments, France has been eliminated in penalty shootouts, including the Round of 16 loss to Switzerland in the last European Championship and the penalty shootout loss to Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final.
Regarding the difference between the group stage and the Round of 16, Deschamps added: “This is not the group stage, it is a new competition, lose and you go home, you won’t get another chance. Because it’s not possible to catch up in anything. We created many chances, but we must be more efficient, but don’t dwell too much on the missed opportunities. All great shooters have experienced this, we must raise the bar.”
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