France\u2019s attacking prowess was on full display in the 3-1 win over Colombia on Sunday night. Cameras panned away to an attacking trio of Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, and Michael Olise laughing and joking on the bench, all the while, on the pitch, D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9, Maghnes Akliouche, Rayan Cherki, Maghnes Akliouche, and Marcus Thuram went about dismantling the Colombia defence.<\/p>\n
With Liverpool\u2019s Hugo Ekitik\u00e9 on the bench and with Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Bradley Barcola absent due to injury, the strength in depth of this France side was clear to see.<\/p>\n
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And post-match, PSG and France defender Lucas Hernandez was not shy to boast about it.\u00a0\u201cWe have the best attack in the world,\u201d\u00a0he told\u00a0L\u2019\u00c9quipe\u00a0in his interview. However, those words were clearly not appreciated by Didier Deschamps, who responded during his post-match media duties.<\/p>\n
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\u201cLucas said that? I will talk to him right after. I have ambition, and I want the players to have it, too, but I don\u2019t want us to lose our humility,\u201d said Deschamps, who is preparing to go into his final major tournament as manager of\u00a0Les Bleus,\u00a0and who is very aware of the expectations going into next summer\u2019s competition, set to be held in North America.<\/p>\n
He added,\u00a0\u201cWe will need everything to be stronger than the others. I won\u2019t hide and say that we aren\u2019t one of the teams that can be world champions, but there are between eight and ten teams that can say that. It\u2019s not by shouting \u201cWe\u2019re the best, we\u2019re the strongest\u201d from the rooftops\u2026 by experience, it isn\u2019t when a French sportsman is feeling comfortable that they are better.\u201d<\/p>\n
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