” She is magnificent ! » Asked by a colleague from The voice of the NorthDidier Deschamps used irony this Monday at a press conference, when speaking from the pitch of the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, in the suburbs of Lille.
“Even if the gardeners do their best, we cannot say that we have a very beautiful lawn,” said the coach of the French football team, who will play a friendly match against the Scotland tomorrow in the North.
The bad memory of Euro 2016
The venue hosted five Rugby World Cup group matches, including two consecutive matches, on October 7 and 8: England-Samoa then Tonga-Romania.
“I caught a glimpse of it but obviously it’s a pitch that has suffered,” observed Deschamps, with a particular thought for Losc and its players, who use it every two weeks and have already complained about it.
“DD” had already lit up the local turf at the end of a Euro 2016 group match, against Switzerland (0-0). This time, this France – Scotland gala has no sporting stakes, between two teams already qualified for Euro 2024.