THE former Chelsea and Juventus midfielder also stressed the importance of winning both their upcoming friendly games
France head coach Didier Deschamps has insisted that their upcoming friendly matches against South Africa and Ivory Coast have value.
The world champions are set to take on Ivory Coast’s Elephants at Stade Orange Velodrome in Marseille on Friday, before facing Bafana Bafana at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille next week Tuesday.
Nicknamed Le Bleus, France have included high profile players such as Hugo Lloris, Raphael Varane, N’Golo Kante, Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe in their squad for the two games.
There have been critics who have slammed the two matches against the African sides, suggesting that they have little value for Les Bleus, but Deschamps has dismissed this suggestion.
“Some of you will say that these matches have no value but it is better to win them otherwise they will increase in value,” Deschamps said during
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