The France coach has expressed his satisfaction at Les Bleus’ performance against La Celeste last night, despite the 0-0 scoreline in his first game in charge
France were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by a stubborn Uruguay side at Grand Stade http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Du-c11689 Havre on Wednesday, August 15.
Despite the settlement, Les Bleus coach is upbeat about his side’s performance in the match and is satisfied with the way his players performed in the game.
While talking to reporters, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 manager stated that managing the national side last night was the proudest moment in his life.
Deschamps added that to sing the national anthem in front of thousands of people was a feeling he can’t describe. Coaching France has made him extremely proud and the 43-year-old is looking forward to help his side achieve big things in future.
“It was a great feeling to sing La Marseillaise. It was emotional and it made me very proud. I'm happy to be here and to have a role in making sure we achieve our objectives," the former Monaco coach told reporters.
The former World Cup winner feels that Les Bleus were by far the better side of the two, and it was disappointing not to win the game.
The boss said that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 created a lot of opportunities in the match but they just couldn’t find the back of the net.
"It's always disappointing when you don't win, especially as we had twice as many shots on goal as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Uruguay-c3035.”
Despite the draw, Deschamps is happy with the way his players played. The former France international added that there were a lot of positives to be taken from that game and it’s just a start, Les Bleus will only get better from here.
“We worked well in our preparations and, apart from the result, tonight's match was rather satisfying; there were some real positives.”
Few players made their international debut last night including Toulouse’s Etienne Capoue and Paris Saint-Germain’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christophe-Jallet-c9179. Deschamps has praised the debutants and is expecting big things from the pair in future.
Didier Deschamps’ next assignment is on September 7, when France take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Finland-c2898 in World Cup qualifying round.
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