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Although his team left again without conceding a goal, Didier Deschamps was ready to concede a point.
"We played better, but it was not the perfect match," said the French manager. 0 win over Uruguay. "There were technical imperfections, we can always play better."
Deschamps did not quite mean the last five words in the way they came out, but that's true. Under his leadership, France still has the impression that they can be much better; as they play in themselves; as he can never understand a training in any way actually improve their abundant talent.
The lingering question with the French is whether they are close by as good as they can be
Uruguay vs France: Player ratings [19659006] 1/25 Uruguay vs France: Notes of the players
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2/25 Uruguay
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3/25 Fernando Muslera – 4 out of 10
Had shown signs of nervousness before his terrible mistake that sealed the elimination of his team
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4/25 Martin Caceres – 6
Did not show his usual willingness to go from there Before, but has proved dangerous to coins.
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5/25 Jose Gimenez – 7
Started the game by raking in the nails in the Achilles de Giroud and finished in tears. Was decent between the two.
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6/25 Diego Godin – 6
As imperious as ever in defense, but suffered a great chance to equalize at the other end.
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7/25 Diego Laxalt – 6
Held busy with the presence of Mbappe and Pavard on his side, but struggled all the way through.
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8/25 Lucas Torreira – 6
The midfielder linked to Arsenal has caused trouble to the French with some dead ball delivery trials in the surface
Getty Images [19659028] 9/25 Nahitan Nandez – 7
A tenacious presence on the right, it was the most dangerous outlet of Uruguay up to What France Takes in Charge
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10/25 Vecino Matias – 6
He often drifted off the left flank to fight with Pogba, and he showed himself a danger when Uruguay has detached.
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11/25 Rodrigo Bentancur – 6 [19659011] showed moments of great skill behind the attackers, but also of bad discipline. Picked up his second tournament booking for a useless foul that would have excluded him from a semifinal.
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12/25 Cristhian Stuani – 5
For the injured Cavani but failed to provide the same impetus for attack.
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13/25 Luis Suarez – 6
Never stopped chasing after lost causes, but did not no impact at the front and did not record an attempt on goal
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14/25 France
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15/25 ] Hugo Lloris – 8
Captain deserved his white sheet and produced an incredible
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16/25 Benjamin Pavard – 7
Still impressed by his desire to go forward, even after being defeated at Suarez
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17/25 Raphael Varane – 8
Retrieved after an uncertain beginning of dominate, and even opened the scoring with a well-directed goal.
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18/25 Samuel Umtiti – 7
Another who felt the presence of Suarez but gave as good as he had in a
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19/25 Lucas Hernandez – 6
Given a difficult time by the direct nature of Nandez on the wing, he grew confident in the second half. 19659012] FIFA through the Getty Images
20/25 Paul Pogba – 6
Often looked uncomfortable while Uruguay left little room to France
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21/25 Ngolo Kante – 7
As reliable and efficient as ever in the midfield, making a number of important interceptions.
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22/25 Kylian Mbappe – 6
After all the hype, he fluffed an early effort when unmarked who threw him off the stride. Nevertheless, there were still moments of rhythm and skill to admire
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23/25 Antoine Griezmann – 7
A discreet performance that ended the game with a goal and an assist. Produces a number of good deliveries for his teammates.
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24/25 Corentin Tolisso – 6
In the suspended Matuidi camp, it took time to make a good impression. He imagined his chances from afar
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25/25 Olivier Giroud – 6
Despite an early punch, he kept Godin and Gimenez busy enough so that others could create
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1/25 Uruguay vs France: Player ratings
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2/25 Uruguay
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3/25 Fernando Muslera – 4 out of 10
Had shown signs of nervousness before his terrible mistake that sealed the elimination of his team
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4/25 Martin Caceres – 6
has not shown his usual willingness to go forward, but has proven dangerous for serial parts.
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5/25 Jose Gimenez – 7
Started the game by raking the studs in Achilles tendons from Giroud and finished in tears. Was decent between the two.
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6/25 Diego Godin – 6
As imperious as ever in defense, but suffered a great chance to equalize at the other end.
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7/25 Diego Laxalt – 6
Held busy with the presence of Mbappe and Pavard on his side, but struggling well throughout.
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8/25 Lucas Torreira – 6
The midfielder linked to Arsenal has caused trouble for the French with some dead ball tests in the surface of repair.
Getty Images [19659100] 9/25 Nahitan Nandez – 7
A tenacious presence on the right, it was the most dangerous outlet of Uruguay until that day. that France takes in charge
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10/25 Matias Vecino – 6
He often drifted from the left flank to fight with Pogba, and showed himself a danger when Uruguay has detached.
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11/25 Rodrigo Bentancur – 6 [19659011] showed moments of great skill behind the attackers, but also of bad discipline. Picked up his second tournament booking for a useless foul that would have excluded him from a semifinal.
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12/25 Cristhian Stuani – 5
For the wounded Cavani but failed to provide the same impetus for attack.
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13/25 Luis Suarez – 6
Never stopped chasing after lost causes, but made no impact at the front and failed to record an attempt goal
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14/25 France
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15/25 Hugo Lloris – 8
The captain earned his white sheet and produced a incredible
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16/25 Benjamin Pavard – 7
Still impressed by his desire to go from the front, even after being defeated at Suarez
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17/25 Raphael Varane – 8
Retrieved after a lucky start to dominate, and even opened the scoring with a well-directed goal.
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18/25 Samuel Umtiti – 7
Another who felt the presence of Suarez but gave as good as he had in a military battle [19659011] AFP / Getty Images
19/25 Lucas Hernandez – 6
Given a difficult time by the direct nature of Nandez on the wing, he grew confident in the second half. 19659012] FIFA through the Getty Images
20/25 Paul Pogba – 6
Often looked uncomfortable while Uruguay left little room for France.
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21/25 Ngolo Kante – 7
As reliable and efficient as ever in the midfield, making a number of important interceptions.
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22/25 Kylian Mbappe – 6
After all the hype, he fluffed an early effort when unmarked who threw him off the stride. Nevertheless, there were still moments of rhythm and skill to admire.
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23/25 Antoine Griezmann – 7
A discrete performance that ended the game with a goal and an assist. Produces a number of good deliveries for his teammates.
Stanislav Krasilnikov / TASS
24/25 Corentin Tolisso – 6
In the suspended Matuidi camp, it took time to make a good impression. He imagined his chances from afar
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25/25 Olivier Giroud – 6
Despite an early impulse, he kept Godin and Gimenez busy enough for others to create
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The relevant question for this 2018 World Cup, however, is whether France is already pretty good.
That does not mean that it's a weak competition, or anything of the sort. It's as frustrating as seeing France's brilliant strikers make their way through the games while it's so easy to imagine them triumphant, that brings another quality. The lack of adventure allows great security, knowing that the quality is still sufficient to nick the parties and pass them.
Although it sounds disappointing for a team of such talent, do not sniff it. That's what the Germans have perfected for decades, this persistence that has permeated until this new generation, until they obviously have too much faith in their talent in this World Cup.
That is why there was a very impressive aspect of winning it in Uruguay, even though most of them were rather turgid. At this precise stage, four years ago, France was in the role of Uruguay, because she showed herself so humbly to the Germans. This time it was the Germans
. Raphael Varane was the player who put his bravery to score the lead of a set kick, rather than showing his naivety when he could not defend, like Mats Hummels in 2014. C & # 39; was something else that Deschamps conceded at his press conference.
"I am happy for Raphael, he has acquired four years of experience, these players have grown, have more maturity and baggage.It is necessary."
This also means that they have the necessary experience.
Another question that remains with Deschamps is whether he really has a philosophy or a basic idea as a manager or if all of this is only a photocopied follow-up of what He knows he's a player
It's impossible not to notice the parallels with his 1998 side, especially this basic defensive solidity, but then the feeling is that he's putting the attackers on top with a loose plan to know how they should play rather than any deeper approach. From where these displays curiously disconnected.
The semi-final will be the subject of a case study in this regard, since it involves two teams and managers of such contrasts. While a former player who has won everything at Deschamps seems willing to sacrifice fluidity to the attack to strengthen defense strength, Roberto Martinez is most concerned about the coordination of his own forward thinking.
Tuesday, France might not play better, but we can get an answer on whether this approach is for the better.
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