Coach Didier Deschamps denounced Thursday the “surprising, embarrassing, annoying” postponement of the Ligue 1 match between Lens and Paris SG on September 10, two days after a meeting of the Blues against Croatia.
After its defeat against Bayern Munich (1-0) in the Champions League final, PSG requested and obtained, from the League (LFP), the northern club and the broadcaster, the postponement of its resumption match, originally scheduled for Saturday.
But now, the trip to the Bollaert-Delelis stadium is inserted between France-Croatia (September 8) for French internationals Kylian Mbappé and Presnel Kimpembe, and the shock against Marseille at the Parc des Princes (on the 13th). “To chain two high level matches in three days, it will be complicated. The decision to put this Lens-PSG match on Thursday is the least surprising, not to say embarrassing, ”first commented Didier Deschamps when unveiling his list on Thursday.
Charges against the League
By taking care to specify that he was not seeking "to criticize or comment on the request of PSG, with his arguments", the coach attacked the fact that "the League made this decision knowing that with the international calendar , we had to play Croatia ”.
"I am not making movies for you, it is not possible to be able to play two very high level matches in 48 hours, even if the minimum legal deadline is respected", he said, before charging a little. plus the Professional Football League.
"The France team has two matches, unless the people who made this decision are not aware of the calendars ... I could use other words but it might be a little too strong so I will keep for me. It's surprising, embarrassing, annoying, and I'm not going to say a fourth, ”he said.
The Blues resume competition on September 5 and 8 in the League of Nations, first in Sweden and then against Croatia in Saint-Denis, after an interruption of nearly ten months linked to the new coronavirus pandemic.
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