“The employer is the club,” reacted Didier Deschamps to comment on the absence of Kylian Mbappé from the French team despite a tenure with Real Madrid after the announcement of the list. The coach, however, had the habit of placing the national team “above” other interests.
Variable geometry priorities? Didier Deschamps was conciliatory towards Kylian Mbappé whom he saw play as a starter with Real Madrid on October 5, two days after the announcement of his exemption from the October meeting of the team of France to officially “recover well” from a recent injury. “The interests of clubs and the interests of national teams (…) necessarily diverge at some point. We must also not forget, and this has always been the case, that the employer is the club. And that it is not the federation which is the employer,” reacted the coach in an FFF video.
However, since he has been in charge of the France team, Didier Deschamps has repeatedly stressed that the selection must go “above” everything.
May 2024
For the anniversary of the creation of the French team, in an interview for the FFF, Didier Deschamps recalls his way of thinking about consideration for the Blues: “The French team is 120 years old but it seems eternal, as much the immense passion it arouses stands the test of time It’s true, I tend to focus on the future But this anniversary is anything but trivial in my eyes. France above all.”
January 2023
After the announcement of his latest contract extension to date, in the wake of the World Cup in Qatar, Didier Deschamps declared to the press: “It is an immense pleasure for me. You know the consideration I have for the French team I consider it above all else and it is the most beautiful thing that has happened to me, whether in my first life as a player or my second as a coach. Which echoes a statement made in Doha: “The most important thing has never been me, but the French team. It is above everything, I am at its service.”
May 2021
When justifying the return of Karim Benzema to Euro 2021, Didier Deschamps claims to have been able to overcome his disagreements: “I have always ignored my personal case, the French team does not belong to me, it is above all.”
May 2018
If Didier Deschamps could consider that the most recent statements ultimately only concern him and his vision of things, it is difficult to say the same for his May 2018 outing with regard to Adrien Rabiot. The midfielder, disappointed not to be in the list of 23 for the World Cup in Russia, refused to be a reserve. Regarding his future in the selection, the coach then declared: “Today, I don’t think he wants it. We’ll see later. All the players must put the France team above “Compared to what he just did, I don’t think that’s his case.”
Then after the victory in Moscow, without link with Adrien Rabiot, Didier Deschamps recalls his philosophy in the columns of Parisian: “There is nothing above the national team. (…) This blue, white, red jersey is sacred. The players must continue to transmit values and they understand that well” .
June 2016
For the general culture review The Elephantbefore Euro 2016, Didier Deschamps already evokes this notion of a salaried player for his club. But his reflection is completed by his mantra: “The players do not have a financial contract with the Federation, which is different from the club. There, they have a moral contract. I tell them, and I will repeat it constantly: ‘ The French team is above everything You may be the best player at the best professional club, there is nothing more beautiful than playing – and winning – in the European Championship or the Coupe du Québec. world'”.
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