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Winner of the Gambardella with Troyes this season, Yéhvann Diouf will still keep the goals of the France U19 team this Friday against Turkey.
The adventure started badly for the Blueberries. Defeated by Ukraine (1-2) on Tuesday when they entered the U19 Euro, the men of Bernard Diomede are now obliged to make a profit in the next two matches. Against Turkey this Friday (19:30), and England Monday (17:30). "We will have to win these two matches" confirms for Goal goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf who confided in a few hours to face the Turkish team.
You do not were not necessarily No. 1 at the start. Has the absence of Alban Lafont changed your approach to this Euro U19?
Yéhvann Diouf: Not at all. I knew I was there to make up for Alban's possible absence or injury. In my head, I always prepared to play as if I was the No. 1 goalkeeper. His absence did not disturb me more than that. I was ready for this eventuality.
Did you have time to talk to each other before his absence was confirmed?
We talked a little bit before he left for Fiorentina. But even then, we did not talk about his transfer. Everything really happened very quickly.
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Did Bernard Diomede and his staff tell you immediately that you were the first one? [19459008
They did not tell me directly, but they made me understand it. Basically, I was # 2, so they did not need to tell me. I immediately understood that it was up to me to take on this role. But again, I was ready to badume it.
"Turkey and England: two games to win"
The year was rich for you with this title in Gambardella and now the Euro. How do you live that?
We will say that it is a beautiful year even if I had an injury (shoulder) which a little frustrated me because it kept me away from the land for a long time Without this injury, I could have done more, but for me it's a good year anyway.
Unfortunately, the Euro did not start very well with this defeat against Ukraine (1-2). How do you explain this misstep?
We were worse than usual in some areas, whether in front or behind. However, I found that we had approached the game seriously. We know that at this stage of the competition, there are no small teams. Ukraine also has very good players. We mainly paid our defensive mistakes, but in the state of mind, we were there. We tried to play our game and we must congratulate Ukraine who has achieved a beautiful game.
As an individual, you were put to contribution. How did you feel about this match?
My goal was to be as rebaduring as possible, to be the most effective. You had to be strong mentally and physically. I tried to do my best for the team. Unfortunately, we conceded this goal to the 86th.
Today, you are no longer allowed to make a mistake and it will absolutely be necessary to make a result against Turkey then England …
We have two matches left and if we want to pbad, we will have to win these two matches. But we must not underestimate our opponents so far. Turkey is a great team and we will do our best to try to qualify.
"To be eliminated now would be a failure"
How is the group after this first defeat? Not too depressed?
Obviously, a little bit because we did not see ourselves losing that way. Taking a red (Malang Sarr) and a goal late in the game. But I think the team has the mental resources to bounce back and make a result in the next game.
Malang Sarr will miss the call against Turkey. His absence is another blow for the team …
We can speak of a blow because in addition to being our captain, he is a very good player. He will miss, that's for sure. But I think we can overcome that, because we have enough good players who are ready to make up for his absence.
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In 2016, your elders had started with a defeat on the same score, and that did not stop them from being champions of Europe. Do you think history can be repeated?
I hope! Because being eliminated now would be a failure. There will be beautiful teams in front, but we too are sure of our strength. If we play as we know how to do it, by making few mistakes and being focused, I think we can achieve very good things.
What must you do then to turn the tide?
It will have to be more effective defensively and more effective offensively, it will go through there!
Interview by Benjamin Quarez
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