Before they meet the World and European champions, France have to face Georgia, in a game in which Blaise Matuidi, Yohan Cabaye, Maxime Gonalons and Laurent Koscielny will be walking a disciplinary tightrope – if any get a yellow card they’ll miss the Spain game.
“That is a possibility but that doesn’t mean I will do it,” said Deschamps. “The risk of suspension is an extra danger. Freshness is important when you are playing two teams with completely different profiles, and I have to take into consideration that I have four players who could be suspended (for the Spain game) and three of them in midfield.”
