"There's no need for France to panic"- Deschamps Instills Confidence In His Squad

The former midfielder accepts his side were beaten by the better team against Belgium but is not unduly worried about their form

By Odunayor

Didier Deschamps insists there is no need forFrance to begin panicking over their form after their 4-3 defeat at home to Belgium on Sunday.

Marouane Fellaini bagged a double as Marc Wilmots' side recorded a thrilling friendly win over the Euro 2016 hosts, who scored twice in the dying minutes to make the scoreline a little less one-sided.

Les Bleus were beaten comfortably by Brazil in a friendly in the spring but Deschamps remains confident his side do not need to consider any drastic changes going forward.

"We weren't performing in the one-on-one duels. In the second half we had more life and we created more problems for them. Unfortunately, we conceded too many goals to hope to get a good result tonight," he told TF1.

"We shouldn't be super confident, but we shouldn't be too worried either. We faced a great team, even if they're not a famous name like Brazil, Germany or Argentina. Belgium are not second in the Fifa Ranking for nothing. They played a great game, especially athletically.

"There is an observation to make on what we have not done well. Collectively, we are capable of better. There is no need to pull our socks up, just to say some things. We will prepare as well as possible for Saturday's game against Albania."