France playmaker Yoann Gourcuff is set to return after a seven-week injury layoff when Olympique Lyon take on Lorient on Saturday.
Gourcuff has not featured in a Ligue 1 match since he picked up an Achilles injury in November. Lyon are fourth in the standings, a point behind leaders Lille, who have a game in hand.
"As far as the results are concerned, four from 15 possible points (before the break) is clearly not enough. We could have lost the title in this first part of the season, but we did not. We still can win it during the second part," Deschamps told OMTV on Thursday.
"Marseille and Lyon will eventually find their stride... Our goal is to finish in the top five," midfielder Florent Balmont told France Football's website.
"With the Ligue 1 being so tight, we are not out of our depth. We're only four points from the top three. Everything is still possible," Carrasso, a former Marseille keeper, told France Football magazine on Friday.
"I was not good during the first half of the season, I'm aware of it," Turkey striker Erding, who scored four goals from 17 league appearances this season, told French radio RMC earlier this week. "I'm not going to let go, I'm going to work harder."
