Didier Deschamps says he is closing on France's starting XI for Friday's Euro 2016 opener against Romania after witnessing his side turn in a classy showing in a 3-0 win over Scotland.
Tournament hosts France concluded their preparations for the quadrennial showpiece with a fine performance in Metz, Oliver Giroud bagging a brace to make it seven goals in as many international appearances before Laurent Koscielny made it 3-0 before half-time with his first goal for Les Bleus.
France failed to add to their tally after the break with Paul Pogba going closest when he struck the left-hand post from a free-kick shortly after the hour.
"It was a good performance. We had many chances and in the second half we could have added a few goals," he told TF1 .
"We took the game very seriously, it is always good for the confidence. There were many good things and now we get a week to prepare.
"Yes [I have ideas in my head who will start versus Romania]. There are players who can start, then when we need to make a difference there are others capable of bringing something different and more."
A brace for Giroud was particularly welcome after he was jeered by sections of the Nantes crowd against Cameroon on Monday, despite scoring in the 3-2 win.
"Of course it's always good for your confidence," he said. "We created a lot of chances and I tried to finish off the good work of my team-mates.
"We're getting close to the Euros and it's important for us to all work together toward the same objective."
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