In a long interview with the daily L'Equipe, Didier Deschamps sweeps away his ten years at the head of the Blues and their future deadlines including, of course, the World Cup in Qatar.
The coach also looks back on the mourning that affected him during the last rally in June which ended in two defeats and two draws.
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I'm not going to forbid people to judge me and the France team on these matches.
I don't want to soften people up, or anything.
The death of my dad was violent for me, and sudden.
Sometimes we can be prepared, but here we weren't at all
, says Didier Deschamps.
At the course, it wasn't me: I was there, physically, and I did according to what I had to give, but without having my usual strength or energy.
I assume it, but we still got a lot of answers, in June, in relation to the objectives we had.
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The double world champion draws positives from these four matches as the World Cup approaches: "
I had not started on these systems but, despite everything, in playing time, we achieved our objectives, especially for the growing young.
It is necessary to oxygenate a group, and I have always done so.
It was a time when I was not myself, but when I was with the players, I was there.
And I'm not asking for extenuating circumstances
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