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Didier Deschamps’ weekends get really difficult in 2020. The France coach wants to see as many of his players appear at their clubs every Saturday or Sunday, but the problem is that there are too many competitors now to form the team that he and his assistants struggle to see everyone! They have to settle for protruding reels sometimes, although they try to catch as much movement as possible every weekend..

At a time when so many of the best national teams in the world live in flux, Deschamps knows just how luxurious a team France is.. . France has a lot of talent and, in addition to being the current world champion, they are the natural favorites for Euro 2020. Sure enough, there is a sense at the moment within the French setting and the local media that Les Bleus has a unique opportunity to build the football dynasty, a breed that can do better than the great 1998-2000 generation and even emulate Spain’s dominance from 2008 to 2012. .

France, who will face Portugal on Saturday in the Nations League – Live broadcast, 2:45 am. M. ET, on ESPN (U. s. Only) – keep all cards in your hands to build on their success in the 2018 World Cup.

Two years ago in Russia, France boasted the second youngest team in the competition with an average age of a player of 25. . 6 years behind Nigeria (25. 5). Only Brazil in 1970 won the World Cup with a smaller team. Some players weren’t in their prime – far from it – like Kylian Mbappe or Presnel Kimpembe.. From now on, they will become stronger individually and collectively, more experienced, more mature, and more accustomed to winning as well..

The defeat in the Euro 2016 Final against Portugal was a major learning curve for Deschamps and his players. They took a lot of positives with them en route to 2018, working tirelessly on things that didn’t go well such as the rigidity of their defense, game management and lack of tactical diversity.. At the end of 2020, France has more tactical tools than ever before. Deschamps has a lot of options: in the past 18 months they have played 4-4-2, in 4-4-2 Diamond, at 4-3-3, at 3-4-3, at 3-4-1-2.. There isn’t a single center – except for the right-back, perhaps with just Benjamin Pavard and Leo Dubois – not much competition for places..

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Deschamps is very smart and always pushy. When he took over from Laurent Blanc in 2012, he didn’t inherit a very talented team. Les Bleus was actually average at the time, except for the likes of Karim Benzema, Franck Ribery and Hugo Lloris.. However, it wasn’t a problem for the new coach. If anything, she gave him a blank slate to build his team and team as he pleased. And he was very aware of the potential of the players in France’s youth squad at the time.

The talent pool was about to turn out to be extraordinary. At the time, France had an impressive generation of young people under 19 ready to shine. A year later, in 2013, they won the U-20 World Cup and six years later, five of them won the Real World Cup with Deschamps: Paul Pogba, Raphael Varane (although he missed in 2013 due to injury), Samuel Umtiti, Florian Toffin and Alphonse Areola. That same summer in 2013, the U-19 team reached the European Championship final with Benjamin Mendy, Anthony Martial, Adrian Rabiot and Emeric LaPorte.. . Deschamps had been watching both competitions, even attending some matches, and he knew that the following generations down below were very good too..

Among the U17 squad that was crowned European Champion in 2015, Dieut Obamikano was the leader.. In the U-19 squad that was crowned European champion in 2016, France had Mbappe on the offensive – Deschamps was already watching him, as people at his former club Monaco pointed out that the Parisian was something really special.. Marcus Thuram was also on this team. In the former U19 team, Kingsley Coman, Lucas Hernandez and Pavard played their roles in a successful lineup.

France was (and still is) full of talent in every age group and in every position, but they needed a coach who would actually bring the young stars to the senior squad.. Deschamps is very good for that. His human management skills are superb. Thanks to his past as a highly successful player, his idiosyncrasy and social behavior, players trust him. Likewise, he knows how to put them in the best environment for success. Since 2012 he has made his France debut to 53 great players! This is an unbelievable quantity, and it also indicates the depth at his disposal. Among the most recent players to have participated in international matches are Eduardo Camavinga (18 years old), Obamecano (22) and Hussam Al Aouar (22). .

Even after all of these first appearances have been distributed, Deschamps still has more players available to him. Look at the France U-21 squad this month: there is Aouar and Obamecano, as well as Jules Conde, who has been great for Sevilla and has yet to join the first team, and Wesley Fofana, who has been brilliant in the Leicester defense whenever the need arises.. . Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen) and Amine Goyrie (Nice) may soon be a part of it.

Once again, the list goes on and if you only look at center back position, it will be more impressive. Years have passed: Varane and Umtiti (born 1993), Emeric LaPorte and Kurt Zuma (1994), Kimpembe and Clement Lenglet (1995), Hernandez, Pavard and Abdo Diallo (1996), Conde and Obamecano (1998), Ibrahim Konate, Dan Axel Zagado, Malang Sar, Evan Ndika, Boubacar Camara and Jean-Claire Todibo (1999), Fofana (2000), William Saliba and Benoit Badiashil (2001), as well as Tangoy Kwase (2002).

Deschamps is under contract to 2022 and the World Cup in Qatar. If all goes well, he could stay longer until Euro 2024. He’d still only turn 56 if he extended his deal and given what he has already achieved, he has a great chance of doing a better job..

Deschamps and his staff are already planning a rescheduled EURO next summer, but he knows how bright the future is.. The pressure will be high with the talent he possesses even though he is not swept away. Wednesday’s 2-0 friendly defeat at Stade de France against Finland showed that there is no room for complacency and that there is still a lot of work to be done.. But Deschamps expects his players to go from strength to strength from now to the Eurozone, as well as over the years and upcoming tournaments..

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