A former French international has given his analysis of the style of the Blues.
Didier Deschamps’ France team is preparing to play the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 against Portugal this Friday. A milestone that allows Les Bleus to do better than in 2021, where they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Switzerland on penalties (3-3, 4-5 draw).
However, some observers remain doubtful about the performance of the two-time world champions. This is the case of Johan Micoud, former midfielder of the Blues, who regrets the absence of Karim Benzema and an “offensive osmosis”, which, according to him, no longer exists without the 2022 Ballon d’Or. “The only time we saw offensive osmosis in the French team was during the last Euro with Karim Benzema.”he said in The Team.
“Everyone wants to see the ‘Guardiola style'”
An opinion that Bacary Sagna, former right-back of the EDF, does not share. For the former player of Arsenal and Manchester City, it is necessary to accept the style of play and the identity of the French team.
“The problem with football is that everyone wants to see the ‘Guardiola style’ or something close to it. Everyone expects to see teams that play like Manchester City. But each team has its own personality, plays to its strengths. We saw, against Belgium (1-0), that by sitting on a very solid defense, we would create opportunities. If we score on half of the actions we have, we are at seven or eight goals today.”judged the Senonais for the French sports daily.
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