It was the turn of Presnel Kimpembe and Moussa Sissoko to present themselves in (visio) press conference this Saturday and, to say the least, is that the Parisian defender has calmed down a lot over the years.

Or it is simply that he keeps his side a little crazy for his friends of the France team.

Difficult therefore to link the word to the image when the central defender explained in a more calm tone that you die that "the excitement rises little by little" before the match against Germany.

"We are impatiently waiting for the big day to let go of the horses," warned the Moscow ambianceur.

He also reassured his audience on this point by explaining that he was always the person in charge of the sound system, the one who made us laugh so much during the last World Cup in Russia.

“It's my extrovert side, I think it's good for the team.

I try to set the mood when necessary, it's important, but you have to know how to do it at the right time ”, he developed before discussing a more serious subject, that of his progress these recent years which made him a holder in selection alongside another little funny (false) Raphaël Varane.

Presko took from the bottle

“What has made the difference since the World Cup in Russia is that I have gained experience and maturity. As Laurent Blanc told me at the time, I had to take bottles and that's what I managed to do. I also have a way of preparing myself which is different when I am outside the club or the selection. »His best evolution? “Concentration throughout the duration of a match,” said one who had been able to be in yoyo mode in the past during matches. “I'm better at doing the right thing at the right time,” he continued. I spoke a lot with the coach, he asked me to play more easily, to have a profile of a true central defender and I think I have managed to do it well in recent years. "

With Moussa, it was especially a question of the failure during the final of Euro 2016. “After the final whistle, we lived complicated weeks, admitted the unhappy man of the match against the Seleçao he five years ago. We really wanted to lift the trophy at home, in front of our home crowd, but unfortunately we fell against a great team from Portugal. But it's part of football, it allowed us to grow and lift the world champion's trophy in 2018. ”As to whether this painful memory generated a feeling of revenge in the minds of the French, the loyal soldier of Deschamps said it was "a really big word". “What is past is past, he philosophized. It's a new competition with different players, we're here to write our own story.And it starts in four days in Munich.

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