France head coach Didier Deschamps has described Antoine Griezmann as “off the tempo on the technical entrance” after the striker missed two large possibilities in his facet’s 0-0 draw with the Netherlands at Uefa Euro 2024.
Griezmann, who has scored 44 occasions for Les Bleus, failed to attach cleanly in unmarked positions at shut vary throughout both half in Leipzig, the place Kylian Mbappe was an unused substitute as France’s most prolific participant recovers from a damaged nostril.
“Sadly, we had been unable to seek out the again of the web,” Deschamps mentioned. “It was a high-intensity recreation and I used to be proud of what my boys pulled out of the bag tonight, regardless that I used to be dissatisfied with our lack of effectivity in entrance of purpose.
“I’d be extra frightened if we weren’t creating possibilities. Antoine Griezmann was higher than within the first recreation [1-0 win over Austria] however was maybe barely off the tempo on the technical entrance, which I’m not used to with him. He was positioned greater up the pitch right this moment as a result of we had three different midfielders.”
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France v Netherlands: ‘Positives to take’
A kind of midfielders, Aurelien Tchouameni, changed Mbappe within the beginning line-up as France reverted to the 4-4-2 formation with which they gained the 2018 Fifa World Cup.
Deschamps has now seen his facet draw blanks in three of their final six matches. Maximilian Wober’s personal purpose gave them victory over Austria, that means no France participant has scored at Euro 2024.
“We’re doing nice issues up entrance,” mentioned Deschamps, whose ahead line comprised Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele and Marcus Thuram.
“There are a whole lot of positives to remove and you must contemplate the opponents, each of whom have been sturdy. However to win video games, you have to rating targets.
“We’ll be that and hoping to enhance for the following recreation so we are able to meet our goal of constructing it by way of to the following spherical.”
Inter Milan’s Thuram additionally confirmed a scarcity of composure when he broke clear earlier than the break, firing a shot over the crossbar as France completed with an anticipated targets tally of 1.42 to Oranje’s 0.33.
France at Euro 2024
France are in a powerful place to win their group as a result of they play Poland, who’ve misplaced twice and been eradicated, of their third match on Tuesday.
Mbappe suffered his harm late on towards Austria and is anticipated to play in a custom-made protecting masks when the 25-year-old Actual Madrid signing returns.
