France Lost 0-1 To Croatia, Didier Deschamps Scapegoated Players' Fitness

French national team coach, DIdider Dechamps (Instagram @d.deschampss)

JAKARTA - The coach of the French national team, Didier Deschamps, said that the condition of his players who were not primed was the cause of their defeat on the fourth matchday of Group A1 of the UEFA Nations League.

In a match that was held at the Stade de France on Tuesday, June 14 in the morning WIB, Les Blues lost 0-1 to Croatia. The defeat was accepted through the execution of a Luka Modric penalty in the fifth minute.

After the match, Didier Deschamps realized that his team had to accept the harsh reality. But, refused to say that his team played poorly during the international break this June.

The coach actually said France's failure to advance to the last four of the UEFA Nations League was a combination of unlucky and player fitness problems.

Les Bleus lose 1-0 to Croatia in the final game of the season.

🇫🇷 0-1 🇭🇷 #FRACRO | #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/TDZKjeFDAW

— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) June 13, 2022

"We are facing a very good Croatian team who has more dynamism than us. It is not our status as world champions who will win the game," Deschamps was quoted as saying by UEFA's official website.

"It's been a very difficult June for us. We didn't have enough energy or strength against a team that had more than us."

"We were also unlucky, but the most important thing is that we lacked freshness."

This defeat made the French national team listed as a team that is winless in four matches in the group stage of the UEFA Nations League this season. Les Blues are now sinking at the bottom of the standings with a collection of two points, seven points adrift of Denmark at the top of the standings.

This defeat also makes their chance to qualify for the top four to maintain the close championship title.