The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 midfielder has nothing but praise for the Les Bleus boss, and has high hopes from France in their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign
The 27-year-old believes that Didier Deschamps is the right man to manage Les Bleus, as the French national team prepares to take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Finland-c2898 in the opening game of the World Cup qualifying campaign.
Valbuena has previously worked with the Frenchman, when the 43-year-old was in-charge of Les Phoceens, and the midfielder believes that their relationship could benefit both parties.
While talking to reporters, the France international stated that not much has changed about Deschamps since he left the Rhone giants in the summer.
Valbuena said that the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 captain has changed the environment of the French dressing room and he has brought a positive winning mentality in the squad.
"He hasn't changed; his opinions on life and on the game remain the same. He likes to create a winning culture on the pitch. That's what he did to win titles with Marseille. He's always the same, that's just the way he is."
While talking about France’s chances in the up-coming World Cup qualifiers, the Marseille midfielder stated that Les Bleus need to start their campaign on a positive note. Valbuena is targeting a strong start as it will set the tone for the remainder of
the campaign.
“We're our own worst enemy and if we start slowly, we may suffer a surprise result. But if we are focused, we can do better than them,” he added.
France and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 have been drawn in a same group and Valbuena feels that they have very little margin of error, and Didier Deschamps’ side needs to take maximum points out of their first two games.
"With Spain in our group, we cannot afford to make mistakes, so we have to take maximum points from our first two matches, but it will not be easy," the Olympique de Marseille midfielder told reporters.
However, football is a funny game and anything can happen on the pitch, and the 27-year-old wants Les Bleus to be at their best if they want to avoid any humiliation.
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