“He is irreplaceable”, Brigitte Macron’s incredible tribute to Didier Deschamps

A page will turn. On the sidelines of the launch of the Yellow Pieces operation, of which he is the godfather, Didier Deschamps announced that he will leave his position as coach of the France team in 2026. Present alongside the 1998 world champion (player) and 2018 (coach), Brigitte Macron highlighted the human qualities of the future ex-coach of the French selection in front of the press: “I want to remind the man he is. He has been with me on the Yellow Pieces for six years, he is an incredible godfather. He is on the ground for a month, he accompanies me to the hospital, to the teenagers’ homes. The man produces an incredible effect wherever he arrives, he is very important. So I think he is irreplaceable. He is the only man who has been a coach. was a coach, who was a player. He did everything. Above all, he was an honest man.”

Two titles won with the Blues

Didier Deschamps, who has been at the head of the France team since 2012, won the 2018 World Cup and the 2021 Nations League. The French selection also played and lost the finals of the 2016 European Championship (defeat against Portugal) and the 2022 World Cup (defeat against Argentina). Finally, the Blues can still claim two titles under the orders of Didier Deschamps. Namely, the Nations League in 2025 (France will face Croatia in the quarter-finals) and the 2026 World Cup (United States, Canada, Mexico).