Deschamps after Euro elimination: “We were less effective”

After elimination for the Spain in the semi-final of the Euro 2024the technician of France, Didier Deschampshighlighted the Spanish superiority and the lack of efficiency of his team in converting chances.

“There were a lot of shots that went wide, which could also be a mental block. You need to be more relaxed and, above all, hit the target. That’s what we lacked from the start of the competition. Despite that, we reached the semi-finals. Fortunately, I had a team that defended very well.”he said. As a measure of comparison, of Spain’s six shots, two were on target. On the French side, three were on target and seven were wide.

Deschamps also assessed the Blues’ performance in the competition and commented on the criticism of the team’s subpar performances. “I’m not here to comment on the criticism. There’s no problem. It was factual. I never denied that we didn’t have the best offensive efficiency. We had to adapt to be effective and continue. We reached the semifinals, everyone will have their own analysis”.

Furthermore, the below-expected performances of Kylian Mbappe It is Antoine Griezmann came to light. Deschamps sought to exempt the players from some of the blame. “The end of their season was difficult, Kylian had a trauma (broken nose). In the end, we fell short. I’m not going to look for excuses, but we started the preparation without Adrien nor Aurelien. We dealt with the emergencies to be as effective as possible. The level was a little higher, although we were lucky enough to open the scoring and everything changed in four minutes”he lamented.

With two more years left on his contract, speculation is already beginning about who will lead France next season. world Cupin 2026. Deschamps dismissed any rumors. “Ask my president. We just lost a semi-final. I won’t answer today. You know very well what my president thinks.”he said.