“We are ready, it will be a very big match”: Upamecano and the Blues are not afraid of Italy

The meeting against Italy: “For me, Italy remains Italy. It's a very good team. They have a new coach, players who play in big clubs. The motivation remains the same for us. We will concentrate on the match but we want to play like the previous matches. If we play like we train, we will have a chance of winning this match.”

The mood of the Blues before Italy: “It’s true that there are a lot of injured people. I wish them a good recovery. But we are ready for tomorrow, it will be a very big match. Whether it’s the starters or the substitutes, everyone will be ready.”

His offensive contribution, if he works on it: “It is the contexts of the match which allowed me to become Harry Kane at times (smile). When I was younger I played in midfield, even in Salzburg in the Europa League. I have leftovers. My game is also to project myself forward, I am not afraid to go there. I can still do better, I'm 21, sorry, 28, I would have liked to be 21. I still have to improve on a lot of things. I’m not going to reveal my faults here, especially not.”

His look at Jacquet: “I don’t know if I’m going to play with him, if I’m going to play at all. You have to ask the coach. He's a very young player, he impressed me in his first selections. He is a young person who listens, he has this motivation and I hope he will continue this momentum.

Has Konaté regained his morale: “He is having a very good start to the season. He established himself there, I hope it continues like that. We met very young in Leipzig. I hope he will win titles with Real Madrid and I am very happy to be with him in the France team.

High pressing from the Blues: “He asks us to go after the opponent. To quickly recover the ball. It's a game that I like, I adapted well. Against Italy, we will go for them (high) like the previous matches.

The role of Hamidou Msaidie (Zidane's assistant): “He is very close to the players, talks to us a lot, gives us advice, he is very important in the staff.”