Recently, former Argentina national team manager
Sampaoli
In an interview with the French press on
French team
The performance in this year's European Cup was analyzed in depth. He said that although France has a star-studded team, it relies too much on solidity and individual ability in the game and lacks sufficient teamwork and space creation.
Sampaoli pointed out that the French team often needs to find offensive opportunities on the field by making a lot of runs to rip apart the opponent's defense. However, when the opponent succeeds in compressing the space on the field, it is difficult for the French team to find an effective attack route. He believes that the French team relies too much on solidity and single-player ability, which is not in line with the soccer philosophy he has in mind.
In addition, Sampaoli also commented on the two stars of the French team, Dembele and Mbappe. He criticized Dembele for often being a burden to the team when he is out of control emotionally and his teammates can only watch him perform like bystanders. He described Dembele as playing like an autistic person at times, i.e. starting and finishing alone. As for Mbappe, Sampaoli also expressed similar views that he, like Dembele, is unable to help his teammates play at their best.
Sampaoli's comments have undoubtedly dropped a heavy bomb on France's Euro performance. As one of the top coaches in world soccer, his views are highly authoritative and informative. His comments also remind the French team that they need to strengthen their teamwork and tactical discipline in future matches, and bring out the potential of everyone in order to achieve better results.
