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Didier Deschamps has told his France players to clear their heads after Les Bleus dreadful Nations League title defence was ended by Croatia.Luka Modrics fifth-minute penalty at the Stade de France earned Zlatko Dalic Antoine Morand Men Jersey s side a 1-0 win on Monday, with Croatia gaining a measure of revenge for their 2018 World Cup final defeat.The lo s means France can no longer Carter Rowney Women Jersey finish top of Group A1, and as such prevents them from qualifying for the Nations League finals and retaining their crown.France are not in action again now until September, when their objective will be avoiding a humiliating relegation from the Nations Leagues top tier.They certainly have work to do on that front as they sit bottom of the group after four games, having only mustered two draws and a couple of defeats this month.Deschamps seemed to Brandon Montour Kids Jersey blame fatigue for Frances struggles but also accepted the players of most other teams will have been in a comparable condition physically. Speaking to TF1 at full-time, Deschamps said: This month of June was very difficult in terms of results.We didnt have enough energy and strength against teams that had more than us. We werent succe sful either. It was above all Nick Ritchie Jersey the freshne s that was not there.There are always le sons to be learned with these results. Each match is rich in le sons.The succe sion of matches was very hard, we lost players from one match to another. No doubt that others nations were affected by fatigue . The players will have to clear their heads and go back to their Andrej Sustr Women Jersey club and start again for this new season.The defeat represented thefirst match since November 2020 in which France failed to score (23 games). |
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