Lenny Yoro and Guillaume Restes talk about their first selections for the France team after the victory against Belgium

Lenny Yoro (defender of the France team, after the 4-1 victory against Belgium): “The first in Blue? I couldn't dream of better! At home, with family, against Belgium… It was a very good match. We were hoping for a clean sheet, but we got the victory, it’s magnificent. (…) I spoke with the coach today, I found out today. (…) We have pressure every day when we do this job. Afterwards, you just have to try to play your matches, try to play at a club, do good things, and then it comes by itself. But there is no additional pressure, you just have to play your game. (…) Very happy. I was able to play, my first selection. Unfortunately for Ibrahima (Konaté), I was called up following his injury. But I'm ready, I was ready. Unexpected? Knowing football, I wouldn't use that word... I knew how to seize this opportunity (...) We can always do better, but I had a good match individually. (…) I am happy to have been able to show my qualities to the whole team and the staff. I will always be ready.

The duel against Romelu Lukaku? He’s very solid, he’s a top player… It wasn’t necessarily a gift to play against him (smile). But we managed it well with Max (Lacroix). An experience to grow? When you are young, this type of match allows you to move forward. This will help me. A crazy last quarter of an hour? Others did the job too. The entrants brought their freshness. We know their qualities, and against a team that was a little tired in front because we turned the ball over. The results of the internship? We had a very good gathering. We would have preferred to bag four victories, but there are a lot of positives. Tactically, we were able to adapt very well. For the future, only positive things come. The coach's speech? Happy with the victory. We could have done better in the first half, with this goal conceded, but we were able to come back well, with character. We are very proud overall.”

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Guillaume Restes (goalkeeper of the French team): “It’s a dream come true, it was a goal during the last months, the last seasons, to come to the French team. I had a lot of fun today, with the victory, in this stadium, in front of my family, my friends. It’s great, it’s a beautiful evening. Gathering ? Only positives in management, group life, everything that happened in group life. Everything that has happened in the last 15 days. It was important to finish well tonight. It’s done. It's great. Good lessons for the next course. The match? We could have done better in the first half, we had possession and situations that we could have managed better. Now we have this goal, we had to remain confident. That's what we did. And we were able to reverse the trend in the second half. When everyone came back, it made a difference. First? Only fun, lots of desire and excitement before the match. It’s a dream and a goal that has come true. Frustrated that it’s stopping? There's an internship in a month, it's coming quickly. Michael Olise? He is a very great player, he made the difference when he came on. He brings a lot to the team. It’s great that he’s with us.”

Michael Olise is an extraordinary player.

Andy Diouf

Andy Diouf (defender of the French team): “It was a bit of a crazy match at the end, it accelerated. In the first period, we faced a very low and well grouped block. It was complicated to find the key, the offsets. In the second half, we picked up well, with a lot of pace and racing. (…) The entries of Olise, Cherki and Doué did good. We have a lot of quality players who can change a match. Olise? He is an extraordinary player. He can make big differences to turn a match around. That’s how you recognize a great player. The Belgian goal? It goes very quickly. It's communication. We had to follow the players.

Results of the internship? Very positive. This is also visible in the results. It was a first with a new staff, we must not forget that. But we quickly knew how to put the instructions in place and that bodes well for the future. Left back? It's getting better and better, but it was only the second time. I'm starting to have a little more reference points, the team and the coach are helping me tactically. The message at the break? The coach remained calm and positive. He just changed two or three details and put more pace, to do more races.