Philippe Diallo, the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), discussed the list of the Blues for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the sidelines of its General Assembly, this Saturday, in Clairefontaine
“We will have the best possible team on July 3” said Philippe Diallo, the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) on the sidelines of its General Assembly on Saturday in Clairefontaine, while Thierry Henry, the Bleuets coach, is encountering difficulties in building his group for the Paris Games at the end of July .
“We work a lot” said the president of the FFF. “First of all, Thierry Henry and his team: on a daily basis with French and foreign clubs. We need a form of serenity and not criticize too early: the list is July 3”deadline to submit a final list to FIFA and the IOC.
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As the Olympic football tournament is not scheduled for FIFA dates, clubs are not obliged to release their players to compete in the competition. And the Olympic coach suffered numerous refusals from clubs, French like Lille, or foreign like Real or Aston Villa, to release the players he coveted.
“Thierry Henry presented a list which was ‘virtual’, with players who can enter it and players who can leave it. Let’s wait until July 3 to see the final list that we will be able to present. Diallo asked again.
“I have a feeling we will have the best team possible on July 3” he was still confident, recalling that “These are football matches. In 84 we were not favorites and won the Olympic tournament. I remain confident in the fact of having a competitive team, capable of achieving the objective that we have given ourselves, namely to get at least on the Olympic podium.
