The Manchester City left-back has admitted that Les Bleus were very poor in the match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 in the quarterfinals
Talking to reporters, Clichy conceded that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 put in a disappointing performance against Sweden in their last fixture of the tournament. Les Bleus were thrashed 2-0 by the Swedes, thanks to a wonder strike from Ibrahimovic and a late Seb Larsson goal.
France’s Euro 2012 campaign has been a case of ups and downs. Laurent Blanc’s men were held to 1-1 draw in their opening fixture by a stubborn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 in their second match but failed to complete the initial
round on a high note.
The France left-back blamed fatigue for the recent failure of his side but took nothing away from Sweden who performed brilliantly in their last match of the tournament. Clichy admitted that his side performed poorly and they should take responsibility for
that.
"We wanted to win, but we came up against a very good team with great players. We have to acknowledge that we played poorly.”
"We were a bit tired because of the heat and the fact that some players have taken part in three games in [nine] days, but that goes for every team. We could have done better defensively and be more creative offensively. But there's nothing to worry about."
The 26-year-old has called for more focus from his side and has advised his team-mates to forget the result against Sweden and start thinking about their quarter-final tie against the reigning European Champions. The Frenchman claimed that despite the set-back,
France are ready to face Spain and players hold no fear.
Loss against Sweden ended France’s impressive 23-match unbeaten streak but Clichy believes that it is not a big deal. According to the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 player, Spain are one of the best teams in the world but in competitions like this, one has to face and
beat every team to win the tournament.
France’s mouth-watering quarter-final encounter with Spain will take place in Donetsk on Saturday.
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