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...
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.
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.
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.
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).
best brazil few holland matches perhaps playing prepare quite
We'll be playing quite a few important (friendly) matches such as Belgium, Holland and perhaps Brazil so we can prepare for the championships as best as possible.
humility spirit strong
We have a strong spirit and humility in the team.
feeling gap opened wide
We have the feeling that a wide gap has been opened up between us and you during this first round,
players positive present respond
The players always respond present at big matches, that is a positive sign.
ball dribble line past score
Does he need to score a hat-trick in every match? ... Does he need to get the ball from the half-way line and dribble past everyone?