Didier Deschamps said he was generally satisfied with the Blues match in Sweden on Saturday night.

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To say that the France team had missed us is a fact, to say that we were bored dry Saturday night for the return of the Blues in Sweden is another.

Winners 1-0 in Stockholm thanks to a goal from Kylian Mbappé for this first Nations League match, Didier Deschamps' men did the minimum service.

However, given the current context linked to Covid-19, "identical for everyone", says the coach, he did not want to be too critical of his players.

“Obviously, not all players are at their best,” DD warned after the game.

We had a week to prepare for this match against a good Swedish team.

We did not completely dominate our subject, in the second half we had less control.

It's related to athletic condition.

We were serious, diligent, however we are able to do better offensively.

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1-0 victory against Sweden !!

👊 # SUEFRA


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- French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) September 5, 2020

It takes time

For the French boss, this timid comeback can also be explained by the implementation of a new game system (in 3-4-1-2), only tested once, almost ten months ago in Albania during of the last French victory (2-0).

“Obviously it takes time, automation, with a different system with its advantages and disadvantages, explained Deschamps at the end of the evening on Saturday.

With the ball we have to be able to do better.

The state of mind is there, everyone was concerned.

I am satisfied given the situation of each other, with players coming out of 3 or 4 weeks of vacation.

The players tap into their efforts and they have been rewarded.

We can't say that we had a brilliant match, but serious and diligent.

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At the microphone of M6, Hugo Lloris also called for a period of adaptation: "There were good things and not so good, we are not going to adapt to this system overnight, we must continue to work, we didn't have a lot of time to prepare, most of the players were not present in Albania.

It's easier to work when there are results and points taken.

“We still hope to see something else against Croatia on Tuesday night at the Stade de France.

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