A France journalist asked manager Didier Deschamps, a little agitated, What is our character?”. He delayed: Where are we identified? Are there any? Deschamps responded calmly, taking a deep breath and showing no signs of frustration: Our identity is in winning. The laughter filled the room.
Advertisement The French could win the World Cup once more after beating Morocco 2-0 in the semifinals and playing Argentina on Sunday in the final. They could likewise turn out to be only the second side after .The Second Great War to safeguard the World Cup crown. However, the French media are not content with merely winning.
They don’t play Champagne Football, a term that describes the elegance and grandeur of French football. This philosophy was developed by Albert Batteux, known as the “Godfather” of French football managers. Batteux’s favorite author was Albert Camus, but his game was built on the principles of playing in the most beautiful way.
Critics are dissatisfied with the fact that, despite the attacking prowess and gilt-edge potential, they are still mired in pragmatism.
They have bursts of Champagne Football, especially when Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann are involved .but they are fundamentally a defensive team. There are times when they flutter their wings.
Yet, they didn’t freeze, they didn’t overreact. They took a while to relax, soaked up the pressure, and slowed the game down before regenerating into a fire-spitting dragon and devouring the Australians once order was restored.
Throughout the tournament, the theme was to continue. There were times against England and Morocco when they appeared ragged and wracked, when they were truly the second-best team.
However, they did not appear confused or jumbled. England did not wither when they equalized and bustled and bustled.
Against both Britain and Morocco, they had less belonging than the adversaries, less passes and less contacts in the resistance’s punishment box. They nevertheless scored more goals. They could have scored more goals against Morocco if not for poor finishing and the post.
The drive to reach the ball sooner than the opponent and the anticipation that the ball might deflect or rebound into the path were the sole sources of all four goals scored in these two games.
The objectives against Morocco were informative. Particularly the first, when Theo Hernandez darted down the left sideline. When he saw that the ball was on Mbappe’s feet, he could have stopped, but he stuck around, cut infield, and when the ball bounced in front of him, he hit it perfectly.