The France team start their Euro on Tuesday evening against Germany in Munich, in the shoes of a favorite.

But if, on the sporting level, everything seems to be going for the best, the last few days have shown some concerns on the relational level.

Coach Didier Deschamps will have to manage the egos of his players as well as possible.

ANALYSIS

Reigning world champion, the France team is obviously one of the favorites for the Euro.

The Blues start strong, with a confrontation against Germany in Munich on Tuesday night.

In sporting terms, all the lights are green.

The preparation went well and the French players are sure of their strength.

But a lot of things have changed since 2018. The Blues have gained confidence and notoriety, and egos are taking up more and more space in the locker room and on the pitch.

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The main change, however, is (obviously) the presence of Karim Benzema.

At 34 and despite the sextape affair - with a trial scheduled for the fall - the Real Madrid striker is back in Blue and that changes a lot of things.

Benzema is a world star, an unmistakable starter, and his presence changes the way the team plays.

With Giroud, frying on the line

The main "victim" of this change is scorer Olivier Giroud, whom Benzema compared to a "kart" when he imagined himself in Formula 1. Giroud, author of a double against Bulgaria in the preparatory match , somewhat sowed discord in the French attack.

He deplored the individualism of Kylian Mbappé after the meeting.

A Mbappé who praises the technical and human qualities of Karim Benzema.

In short, there is a bit of frying on the line.

So in 2018, France was world champion thanks in particular to an irreproachable state of mind.

This time, Deschamps and his staff will have to manage egos like milk on fire.

Who will take the penalties?

The highly symbolic record of the penalty taker illustrates these potential difficulties, with players obsessed with statistics.

Since the World Cup, the success rate is 40%, which is very bad.

Antoine Griezmann ensures that he remains the number one shooter, but Kylian Mbappé, in a posture of taulier that we did not know him, pretended Monday not to be aware.

"I heard 'Grizzi' talking about this, but the coach didn't say anything. So maybe I missed it, that I wasn't there, but so far he didn't. there is no hierarchy, ”launched the PSG striker.

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If ever the Blues get a penalty against the Germans, the identity of the shooter will say a lot about the leadership of this team. A leadership which, moreover, could not come from the attack. The appeasement solution may come from a midfielder who himself defused the tangle between Mbappé and Giroud by presenting himself at a press conference two days later. His influence is real in the group and his personality is appreciated by all. His name is Paul Pogba.