Deschamps discusses managing 'unconfident' Griezmann

Didier Deschamps admits he's had conversations with Antoine Griezmann about his position in the France team.

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00:00I always have, with Antoine, it's certainly the one I have the most with today,

00:05because he's the one who's been here the longest.

00:09There have been times when he's been less happy, more happy.

00:14That Antoine isn't 100% like the rest of the players today,

00:21for different reasons, because of what happened.

00:23It's not the Euro, but I'll repeat it,

00:26holidays, little or no preparation, matches,

00:31so he'll also have to manage his playing time.

00:39Of course, if all the players, the whole squad is at 100% it's better,

00:46but I don't think that's the case in France either,

00:49for the same reasons or different reasons.

00:52But the exchanges are permanent,

00:57and even if you interpreted that he wanted to talk to me,

01:01I had spoken to him during the Euro and between competitions too.

01:05As soon as there are discussions to have, I spend a lot of time with the players,

01:12and it's something that's important to make sure to put them in confidence,

01:16to tell them positive things, sometimes negative too,

01:21always for the good of the team.