{"id":8655,"date":"2018-07-21T20:35:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T18:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jmgfootball.com\/2018\/07\/21\/jean-marc-guillou-un-pays-dafrique-dans-le-derbier-carre-en-2030\/"},"modified":"2018-08-09T15:56:44","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T13:56:44","slug":"jean-marc-guillou-an-african-country-in-the-last-four-in-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jmgfootball.com\/en\/2018\/07\/21\/jean-marc-guillou-an-african-country-in-the-last-four-in-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"JEAN-MARC GUILLOU : “AN AFRICAN COUNTRY IN THE LAST FOUR IN 2030”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A former player with the French national team and founder of the academies in his name in Africa and Asia, Jean-Marc Guillou is an aesthete and idealist of football. And like all enthusiasts, he followed the 2018 World Cup. He talks about France, Africa and Asia, with a lot of admiration for Kylian Mbapp\u00e9.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

REMARKS COLLECTED BY NICOLAS JUCHA FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2018<\/em><\/p>\n

Since last Sunday, the French team has been the object of some criticism regarding its game, which would be too defensive to the taste of some. What is your personal opinion about the game played by Les Bleus at the World Cup ?<\/strong>
\nUndoubtedly, this team relied on a rather wait-and-see game and therefore based on the counter. Having said that, in order to have control of the game in a match, it is absolutely necessary to have technically very strong midfielders. Did we have them? I don’t think so. Deschamps therefore chose players who were physically very strong and probably the best in terms of technique, but who were probably technically insufficient to master the game against Belgian or Croatian midfielders. This team forced her luck, they had faith in her. Even when dominated, you could feel that anything was possible. There is no shame in winning with these arguments, on the contrary, we can be proud of having succeeded.<\/p>\n

Is the criticism concerning the lack of initiative in the game held, whereas France has the best attack of the World Cup from the Round of 16 ?<\/strong>
\nThat she managed to be the best attack from the Round of 16 onwards is due, in my opinion, to a game of counterattack made possible by Mbapp\u00e9’s speed and talent and, it must also be said, luck (goal c.s.c., goals from corners, and from penalties thanks to the video). In the final, after a difficult first half, she went to the dressing room one goal ahead against all logic. Then after having suffered the beginning of second half, on another against Mbapp\u00e9, Pogba makes the break. The importance of Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 was, in my opinion, decisive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Some voices abroad have evoked an “African victory”, due to the large number of players of African origin in the French team. But don’t these attacks paradoxically underline a success of the French model in terms of social integration in football ?<\/strong>
\nWe should be proud of this team, which Barak Obama recently took as an example in a speech in tribute to Nelson Mandela.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5739″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Many players trained in France play for other national teams. Is the exchange balanced ?<\/strong>
\nI’ve never estimated the number of players trained in France and playing for an African team. But we have to recognise that for the time being, the Africans solicited by the French coach prefer to play for France than for their country of origin. We can and we must understand them. They simply have more to gain by playing for the French team.<\/p>\n

The African continent did not manage to place a single team in the Round of 16. How do you feel about this negative balance ?<\/strong>
\nThere was not much at stake between Japan and Senegal. And when you’ve seen what Japan has done to Belgium, you can say that the gap between the big footballing nations and the small ones is narrowing. In any case, there is an important fact that must give hope to all countries: Uruguay has 5 million inhabitants, Croatia 4 million, Iceland350 000. None of these teams were ridiculous, quite the contrary.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The impression that dominates compared to Africa is to have two teams, Nigeria and Senegal, who have clearly lost their opportunities, and three others, like Tunisia, who have been very naive… What do African teams need to really assert themselves on the world stage ?<\/strong>
\nGood players, mostly. Then, good clubs to keep these players. So a very good training and clubs becoming professional. That said, for black Africa, it is necessary to see investors coming to make good training structures and create good clubs in the wake. This is exactly the project I am going to carry out in C\u00f4te d’Ivoire. We’ll talk about it in about ten years.<\/p>\n

The largest nations at present are precisely those that have an effective training system. In your opinion, is Africa on the right track to catch up with Europe and could it eventually form the bulk of its internationals ?<\/strong>
\nProbably for the first phase. Probably for the second one. The Ivorian example that we will give to other African countries in terms of training could, if this project goes to the end, undoubtedly allow an African country to reach the last four of the World Cup in 2030.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5733″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Asia did not do much better than the African continent, with only Japan in the Round of 16, but South Korea gave themselves a great blow against Germany, and Iran was not far from achieving the feat against Portugal or Spain. When, in your opinion, can countries like Japan or South Korea, which have made major structural efforts in 30 years, become world powers and not just continental powers ?<\/strong>
\nJapan is the one on the best track. He works very well in training. The more important the video arbitration becomes, the more problems these countries will pose to the big nations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On a purely tactical level, what do you retain from this World Cup ? Is there a team that impressed you and deserves to be set an example to follow ?<\/strong>
\nFrance, thanks to its esprit de corps, its faith and also thanks to the talent of Mbapp\u00e9, Griezmann and Kant\u00e9, deserves this title. But we must not believe that this esprit de corps and faith alone would have been enough. Otherwise Iceland would have played in the final.<\/p>\n

Because he won the event, should Didier Deschamps be considered the best coach and tactician of the tournament ?<\/strong>
\nThe best coach is the one with the best team and often the best luck. We can think that Belgium, Brazil and even Croatia had at least as many arguments as the French, minus luck. From this point of view, Didier Deschamps still deserves this title with all these assistants, because luck does not come by chance.<\/p>\n

The player you liked the most ?<\/strong>
\nMbapp\u00e9, Hazard, Modri\u0107, Cavani, Kagawa or Kant\u00e9…<\/p>\n

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