On the evening of July 8, French midfielder Rabiot attended a press conference with head coach Deschamps, talking about the upcoming European Championship semi-final against Spain.
Regarding the form of Mbappé and Griezmann
We always put unity first, individuals are secondary. Now we are preparing for the European Championship semi-final, the power of unity must be stronger than that of individuals. Griezmann and Kylian are not at their best right now, but we will help them, and we believe they have the potential to explode at any moment, because they both have special strength.
Mbappé previously said that only Pogba’s passes can allow the team to play with depth, what do you think?
What do I think? Paul has his own characteristics, we need to adapt, including as midfielders, you also need to adapt to the characteristics of different forwards. There is no dispute about “Pogba’s passes can play with depth”, it’s just a matter of adapting to different styles of play.
Regarding the leak of Deschamps’ starting lineup and smoke bombs
(laughs) It is indeed damaging. For coaches, once we have everything in place, there will be news leaks. It’s really annoying whenever we finish training and then see news in the media.
It’s a shame for us and everyone, because it gives the opponents a tip, so the coach will also try to cover up some information at certain times. We are all high-level players and need to adapt to different kinds of tactics.
Talking about Griezmann’s form again
At the last World Cup, we were all surprised by his performance, undoubtedly he is one of the best players in the world. I don’t know how to explain this situation now, maybe he has some physical problems, we have high expectations for Griezmann, because he can bring us a lot. Even without Griezmann, we can win, because we have a strong team, but obviously, his presence will make it easier for us to win.
The feeling of watching a penalty shootout from the stands
You can feel the pressure is very high, even though I didn’t play, my legs were shaking, I wouldn’t expect any player to face this situation. We performed very well in the penalty shootout, so advancing is a great reward, I hope they win so I can come back and play.
Regarding the Spanish team
We all agree that they are the best team in this tournament, they stick to their own style of play, keeping possession, they are already a complete team.
However, they have both strengths and weaknesses, we are confident in ourselves, we know what to do. This is a team that needs to keep moving, I think their opponents have made them move a little too much. When facing France, some teams tend to lose their characteristics, let’s wait and see.
The motivation brought by losing the World Cup final
The 2022 World Cup final loss was very important to us, it still is, we were able to recover from it, the belief of winning drove us, we played very well in the qualifiers. Aside from the controversy in the match, we are back, most of the players from the 2022 team are still here, that match is still in our minds.
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