Didier Deschamps: “I’ve done my time”
This announcement had the effect of a bomb on the French media landscape this Tuesday evening. Relaunched on this question of departure, Didier Deschamps was more talkative. “I served my time with the same desire, the same passion to maintain the French team at the highest level. But 2026 is very good.”
Since the disappointing Euro despite a semi-final, Desch has been widely criticized in France. In particular to produce little play with an explosive offensive compartment. Despite everything, he assures that this did not play a role in his decision. “We never want it to stop when it’s a beautiful thing. Afterwards, you have to know how to say stop. There is a life after. I don’t know what it will be but it will be very good too . It’s going to be 14 years, that’s a long time too.”
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14 years, no one has done better at the head of the Blues. “I’m not here for the records, especially for the demands. The most important thing is that the French team remains at the top where it has been for many years.”
Although he is criticized in the French media, Didier Deschamps maintains an exceptional track record for himself. While he took over a group that was rebuilding itself under the ashes of Knysna, he also had to deal with the Valbuena-Benzema affair. Despite everything, he managed to achieve a Euro final at home in 2016. The start of a torrent with his greatest achievement: the 2018 World Cup. In the process, the Blues won the 2021 Nations League .
They also lost the final in Qatar during an exceptional final and a stratospheric Mbappé-Messi duel before this mixed Euro. In order to complete the circle, Didier Deschamps will still have to lead his men for the Nations League in 2025 and the 2026 World Cup. With one idea in mind: final victory.
