Deschamps: I will not flog a dead horse, and I am not disappointed

French national team coach Didier Deschamps appeared in press statements after the 1-1 draw against Poland, at the end of the group stage of Euro 2024.

The coach said: “I am not Absolutely disappointing, of course we wanted the lead but who was here? [Poland's goalkeeper Skorupski was excellent, he made a lot of saves and we couldn't make the most of them. We had five chances in the first half, but it's not just about taking the chances]. Rather, we must give credit to the goalkeeper.”

He added: “We need to play quickly, with the high ball we would never win in the air because they are stronger than us. "You can have two chances and score two. You can have seven chances as we did. We did that today and we didn't score. Of course we can improve but I would be more worried if there were no chances."

He continued: "Griezmann's participation as a substitute? I decided that he could get some rest today. He received the news with a smile. In the second match, if he had scored one of his two chances, he could have been given time off. The result would have been different next time. We will see." ".

On the team's performance: "I will not flog a dead horse. The team is cohesive, they are creating chances. The fact that we didn't score despite our performance, but in the end we made it to the round of 16, and look, we were in a really tough group, and we'll get some time now, and hopefully you [the journalists] will get some time too!"

He concluded about Kylian Mbappe: “Despite everything he went through, I think he was good this evening. The mask takes some time to get used to. He is always very keen to play.”