Deschamps: “The Argentines and some French also want Argentina to win, but we’ll do our best so that it doesn’t happen”

Didier Deschamps He spoke without speaking too much at the press conference that preceded the grand final between Argentina and France of this World Cup in Qatar 2022. He seems to be uncomfortable. That there are questions you don’t like. But he always answers. What you want, of course.

Is that this Saturday before noon in Qatar the coach of The Blues He refrained from giving details on the health of the players who contracted the damned camel flu and praised Kylian Mbappé to an extent. Without saying it, when he returned she finished lowering the shutter. by Karim Benzema and also clarified that he will do everything possible for his team to add the third star in addition to the fact that a large part of the football planet is committed to Lionel Messi finally lifting the cup he needs to win who has become an eternal legend .

“Argentinians and even some French people want Argentina to win, but we will make an effort so that it doesn’t happen,” warned Deschamps who is looking for his second consecutive title as France coach, something that would allow him to match something he has so far he only got Vittorio Pozzo, coach, champion of Italy in 1934 and 1938.

Deschamps, on the other hand, refrained from commenting on the health of Kingsley Coman, Ibrahima Konaté and Raphaël Varanethe three players who did not attend training after the presentation on Friday symptoms of this rare virus that has hit campus in recent days.

“Everyone was asleep when I went out, I don’t have the latest information, we tried to manage it as best as possible, calmly,” the DT said before a surprisingly low turnout of journalists in the FIFA Media Center’s Virtual Stadium 1, Qatar National Convention Center.

And he added: “I won’t go into details, we try to take maximum precautions, adapt and try to take care of ourselves without falling into excesses, one way or another. If we hadn’t had the virus, it would be better, but we manage as we can”.

Deschamps, who was also a world champion as a footballer, explained it in this sense all selected had to overcome drawbacks throughout the competition. And he set the example of the setbacks Argentina had to overcome.

“We have overcome imponderables, with several injuries and we have advanced. We are now in the final. We are ready to face it. But I am sure that my Argentinian colleague, Lionel Scaloni, also had to face his problems. He lost the first match against Saudi Arabia Everyone has their own situations”, analyzed.

Secondly, he avoided making comparisons on the last World Cup match between France and Argentinafor the round of 16 of Russia 2018, which saw his team clearly victorious beyond the narrow score (4-3).

“It’s not the same team, it’s not the same players. Here, Argentina has played with six different teams and with six different systems. We’ve analyzed it, it can be worth it. Even if it’s always possible that they’ll do something different against us,” he assured.

Deschamps acknowledged that a favorable climate for Argentina is also expected in the stands at Lusail, but stressed that this will not tip the balance.

“I am aware of the popular support for Argentina, which they have in many competitions. We know the majority will support them, either because they are Argentinian or because they like that team or some of its players,” he predicted.

And that’s not all: “I think there will be a festive atmosphere. The Argentine people are passionate, they fully support their team, it will be a positive atmosphere. They sing a lot, they are expressive, it’s nice that there is that atmosphere of a World Cup final, but our opponents aren’t in the stands, they’re on the pitch and that’s already enough to cause us problems”.

What did you say about Mbappé, who journalists are questioning because he is reluctant to use microphones? “He needs calm and serenity, and to concentrate on what is happening on the pitch. He is in a good mood, before the start of the competition and since he arrived with us. I have no intention of disturbing his calm or his state of mind, is focused on the final”.

What about Benzema? He was clear and also showed his anger at the question once again asked by a Brazilian journalist: “Does the word pass between foreign journalists? If I don’t answer, then they’ll say I’m angry. I have players who have been injured. Karim is one of them. The last to be injured was Lucas Hernández. Since then, I have 24 players to manage. Asking the question about these players is, to say the least, a little embarrassing. The group is there. I’m not worried about invitations from former or injured players. I don’t know who will be there. At the beginning we had a group and because of what happened we lost three players, with Nkunku at the start.”

Doha, Qatar. Special delivery.