World Soccer

What are your goals regarding the introducti­on of new blood looking forward to the World Cup in 2018 ?

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When I began in this job, the average age of the squad was 28, 29. The same at the Euros. For the first group game, it was barely 29; in the final, 27. During the qualifiers it simply wasn’t possible to think about reducing the age of the side. That only began in France.

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