Griezmann and Saliba justify Tunisia fiasco

Invited to talk to journalists, two days earlier than the spherical of 16 of the 2022 World Cup towards Poland, Antoine Griezmann and William Saliba notably centered on the defeat towards Tunisia (0-1), which got here to conclude the group stage of the France group.

After two successes towards Australia (4-1) and Denmark (2-1), France ended the group stage of the 2022 World Cup on Wednesday with a poor efficiency towards Tunisia (0-1) , a setback that didn’t stop him from profitable first place in group D. With it’s true a beginning lineup very (too) reworked by Didier Deschamps, the Blues can have sunk towards the collection of Jalel Kadri, earlier than reacting within the second half due to some frames entered through the recreation.

“We’ve to maneuver on”

Amongst them, Antoine Griezmann. Writer within the final moments of the equalizing objective, earlier than its cancellation for offside on an motion that FIFA has but to determine after the grievance filed by the FFF, the same old Atletico Madrid striker defined on Friday at a press convention, 48 hours earlier than the spherical of 16 towards Poland. “In opposition to Tunisia, there have been quite a lot of adjustments, no automatisms, gamers weren’t at their publish, they knew they have been being watched and would nonetheless be watched afterwards. It was sophisticated. Favorites or not, we now have to be centered on ourselves, that we hold the way of thinking of the primary two matches the place we have been all involved defensively and offensively. You must transfer on, even when it hurts.”

He additionally got here into play towards the Eagles of Carthage, William Saliba additionally gave his impressions of Tunisia. “Clearly we didn’t have a very good recreation however quite a lot of gamers have been taking part in their first World Cup and taking part in collectively for the primary time. It’s not an excuse, we weren’t good. We study the very excessive stage, we play for the nation and it’s a further stress in comparison with that which we now have in membership. There aren’t any small and massive groups, everybody can beat everybody. Even when different nations misplaced like Germany, it doesn’t take away that we’re nonetheless pissed off after this defeat. However we overcame this recreation and we at the moment are centered on Poland, a knockout recreation the place we can not miss one another.