France coach Didier Deschamps rebelled this Saturday against his team’s favoritism against Poland in the World Cup round of 16, believing that “at this point in the competition, if you don’t raise the level, you pack your bags” and warned about the strength of the defence of his rival: “They love to suffer.”
“They had to defend in the three games they played. They’re doing well, you can tell they like it, they love to suffer,” said the coach, who also warned that Poland would only wait for France .
“They’re not just that. I don’t have to remember who they have in attack. It’s a very competitive team, with a hard core that’s gaining a lot of experience, a lot of competitions with around 100 caps each and some young players who do that.” show they’re big,” he added.
Deschamps called Robert Lewandowski “one of the best strikers in the world, he doesn’t need much to score a goal” and explained that in addition to his goal efficiency “his style of play influences the whole team”.
In order to stop him, the coach said, they don’t want to feed him balls because “beyond his intelligence or his technical ability, he knows how to use his body to open up other offensive options.”
“It’s true that he hasn’t touched a lot of balls so far. But even the smallest ball is enough for him to become dangerous,” said the coach, who assured that “you can’t just focus on one player, but this one in particular is a constant threat.” .
With information from EFE.
