Undefeated in preparation, blues do not want to catch fire

Five games, five victories. Beating Montenegro, United Kingdom, Spain (twice) and Greece, TheThe French team He just finished preparation for the euro without the smallest return.

Be careful, however, excess confidence, while these successes were sometimes complicated. Faced with the troupe Giannis AntetokounpoBlues also offered two quite different faces: Drafts and shy in the first half, however, they proposed their best half of the preparations halfway.

“We had problems starting, and we were waiting for us to make mistakes in reading. But as soon as we become in defensive pressure, we are much more comfortable, including in our offensive game”explain Frederic FauthoukNew French team coach, In team columns.

This other half against Greece enables hope that for this group, which has weapons to hurt their opponents, especially on fast game. Especially if it defends hard upstream.

“France is young, maybe the most athletic team of the tournament”

“France is young, maybe the most warranted team of tournaments, and clear one of the favorite of the medals”He also confirms Vassilis Spanoulis, Greek coach.

However, the Frederic Fauk Group group remains inexperienced, and the first half against Greece also showed the boundaries of the team who is still looking for her launch ramps. And its offensive balance.

Especially from good preparation is not necessarily a sign of a successful competition, such as experience 2023, with 6 victories in 7 games for preparation, for the time trip to the World Cup, reminded it. But for the successor of Vincent Collet, it’s not a bait.

“I wasn’t there 2023. years, I can’t answer. But I don’t think that we are trusting. We better not win us from preventing us from seeing us from the first half. It is concluded. “During the preparation, it is important to create automatisms between players. We managed to be defensively, and it begins to attack. The danger can come everywhere, it will make us difficult” scouts “.

The beginning of serious things for Blues Thursday, at 5:00 p.m. It will be faced with Belgium, on TMC and TF1 +.

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