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.
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.
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).
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,
cannot expecting goals matches people three title win
Some people are expecting us to win all our matches by two or three goals because we are the title holders. This cannot happen.
feeling gap opened wide
We have the feeling that a wide gap has been opened up between us and you during this first round,
eye manchester opportunity seize united until wait
We did not wait until he went to Manchester United to have an eye on him, ... He and Peguy can seize the opportunity to show they are more than replacement solutions...
concerned
We are only concerned with what we have to do,
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.
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,