Didier Deschamps revealed his unease ahead of the France-Ukraine match, scheduled for November 13.
The Blues will soon be fixed. For this last international break of the year, the France team will host Ukraine at the Parc des Princes before traveling to Azerbaijan, as part of the World Cup qualifiers. This Thursday,
Didier Deschamps revealed the list of 24 players selected for this gathering.
The first match will be played on Thursday, November 13, a symbolic date, ten years to the day after the attacks of November 13, 2015 which left 131 dead and more than 400 injured. This date also revives a bad memory for the Blues, who then faced Germany during these tragic events at the Stade de France.
At a press conference this Thursday to announce his list, Deschamps spoke of this symbolic date and regretted having to play a match that day, with the memory of France-Germany always in mind.“Deep down, if we could have avoided playing on November 13, it would have been good. It was possible or not, I don’t have the answer and it doesn’t depend on me.”he declared.
“The duty to remember must be there”
Several tributes are planned for this match, a logical duty of memory for the Blues coach. “Honestly, I don’t feel the strength to talk about what happened in relation to the respect I have for the families who suffered and who lost loved ones,” continued the coach. I was there but I don’t want to (talk about it). But the duty to remember must be there and everything that will be done is important. And there is a football match on that date, it is also very important for us”added Deschamps.
The French Football Federation will take advantage of the match between France and Ukraine to organize a special commemoration. A banner will be deployed in particular to highlight “peace”, reveals The Team. On this occasion, François Hollande, President of the Republic at the time of the events, and Bernard Cazeneuve, Minister of the Interior at the time, were invited by the FFF.
