Jacques Santini
Jacques Santini
Jacques Santiniis a former football player and manager. He played for Saint-Étienne during the 1970s, and reached the European Cup final with them in 1976. He has coached the French national team - winning the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2004 - and clubs including Olympique Lyonnais...
blow difficult england france gave half halftime job match penalty players save second
England gave us a very difficult match and at halftime I told the players we had a big job to do. France started the second half well but I have to say that penalty save from Fabien boosted us. That was a big psychological blow in our favor.
players positive present respond
The players always respond present at big matches, that is a positive sign.
difference hard individual players refined respect
They will be just as hard to play as the English, ... Our players have a big respect for Croatia. They are technically refined and able to make the difference with an individual gesture.
course planning players rest third
Of course we were disappointed because we were planning to rest some of our players for the third match,
physically players relax
It is important for the players to relax physically and also psychologically,
asking excellent players standard themselves
Players of that standard are always asking themselves questions, ... This is because they want to be excellent all the time.
lack
I sensed there was a lack of confidence, they were tense,
added against although england maybe nice playing pressure puts worried
Thierry is playing well, he did some nice things against England, ... I did not sense a worried player. He is a leader, although maybe he puts added pressure on himself.
croatia extra matter solution
Croatia is very strong. Technically they are good, ... But we can always give that something extra to find a solution no matter the opponent.
preparing several video
We had several video sessions when we were preparing for the match,
against coming far team together
The team is coming together now. We showed how far we have come against Lyon.
england pressure
We are the favorites, so there can not be much more pressure, ... Am I preoccupied by England? No. There is also pressure on them, they know what they have to do.
england respect
We have a lot of respect for England,
abandoned maybe needs playing three training
Marcel needs maybe two or three training sessions to be operational for 90 minutes, but he has not abandoned the idea of playing (in the competition).