Chapter 345: Chapter 104: Reporting on the France Team! Final Market Value Update of 2011! Ball Control Upgrade! (2)

The four little swans who once won the U17 World Cup championship will definitely be utilized, and he will attempt to use them well... He hopes not to strain the relationship between both sides.

"Secondly, we were originally scheduled to have two friendly matches this session, but unfortunately, the United States canceled their trip, so we’ll only have one match against Belgium.

"The match is scheduled for November 16th, which is seven days from now. I believe this is enough time for us to get acquainted."

Deschamps finished this point, rose from his seat, opened the media projector, and took out a tactical pen to stand beside it, "The third point is about my main tactical formation. I’ll only talk about one, which will be used for the friendly match in seven days.

"I won’t waste too much on the extra; first accept my main tactical idea, and you’ll inherently understand the rest."

Ma’el always sat below, listening. Deschamps’s introduction was fairly decent, at least every player on the France team appeared serious, with no one distracted or showing other emotions.

"The basic formation is 4-2-3-1."

Deschamps tapped the screen with the tactical pen, and a 4-2-3-1 tactical board immediately appeared, "From back to front, I do not need a Goalkeeper with a broad range of control; I prefer the Goalkeeper to stand securely on the line to avoid danger.

"The configuration of the two central defenders should be similar to your club configuration, one interceptor center-back, and one deeper center-back.

"At the position of fullbacks, I generally won’t deploy two offensive fullbacks or two defensive fullbacks. I like balance, except in a few rare cases."

Finishing this sentence, he pointed the tactical pen toward the Midfield position, "The setup for the double defensive midfielders is one responsible for defensive sweeps and the other needing to rotate up and down frequently, adding to our region’s offensive or defensive numbers, tending towards versatility.

"Let’s talk about the three players in the front at once, starting with the wings. I need a pure inside forward, attacking directly towards the most threatening position of the opponent with the ball. This will be the sharpest sword in my hand.

"Whether it’s the left or right wing, I need a player like this to add to the attacking threat. They will get more ball control."

Hearing this, Ma’el slightly lifted his head; the position he plays at Arsenal is basically the left inside forward.

Although his official position in the formation is still a winger... his duty has always been that of an inside forward, sometimes getting closer to the center and the box!

It can be said that the inside forward position in the France team is what he needs to compete for.

His competitor is Ribery from Bayern Munich and Menez, one of the four little swans.

The latter has been frequently injured this season, with a general state as his team member Safina mentioned, Ribery is his only competitor.

He glanced towards Ribery sitting on the right side of the front row, who also leaned back his head, glancing at him with his peripheral vision. Both knew, but neither avoided it.

Ma’el understood, if someone in the France team could not possibly become his friend... besides Nasri, it was Ribery.

The national team positions are different from the club; here, there is no lucrative bonus or high salary to take. Everyone fights for important honors only.

At this time, the relationship between competitors cannot be harmonious... unless they are inherently very good friends.

Something like, ’I support whoever in my position to start because they can bring more to us’, will not happen in the national team, especially in European countries with weak national honor.

They fight for themselves, for their careers!

If one’s strength is moderately standard, and can muddle through to win important honors and championships with the team, so be it.

But for a superstar of Ribery’s level, it’s impossible for him to accept a ’freeloader’ identity; he will only pursue victory and championships with a core position!

If he can’t make appearances and prove himself on the higher stage, delivering better performance to enhance his worth and value, 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Why is he here?

He could completely go on vacation elsewhere, without wasting this time.

"Knock knock."

Deschamps, noticing the atmosphere was somewhat heavy, knocked on the tactical board to signal everyone to focus, "Besides this inside forward, I need a playmaker in the front, who can either be another winger or an attacking Midfield.

"He needs a remarkable sense of the bigger picture and awareness, excellent at Passing, and is one of the important roles up front.

"If he is an attacking Midfield, then we can have a pure winger or an inside forward on the other side.

"If he is a winger, then for the attacking Midfield position, I will base more on the opponent’s defense."

He finished speaking and neatly folded the tactical board, "I believe you can all find your position within this. Those unsuitable for this system did not appear in this training camp list."

Deschamps’s face became stern, emphasizing: "Lastly, everything about this France team is in line with me. Other than the media, no one will help you, not even Legrain.

"Meeting adjourned, training starts at 9 am tomorrow, and those who are late are directly out of the training camp."

A sparse sound of movements started, and all players began to leave in an orderly manner.

Ma’el and Koscielny walked a bit behind, neither speaking, both contemplating their positioning in the national team.

"I have faith in you,"

Before parting, Koscielny turned to look seriously at Ma’el, smiled, and said, "15 goals in 12 matches, even if Ribery’s worth is a hundred million, so what? Currently, your form is better."