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French team: extension until 2026, "a very important sign of confidence" for Didier Deschamps

2023-01-07T13:24:40.480Z


The coach of the Blues since July 2012 confided his feelings in a press conference after the announcement of his extension.


What is your first feeling

after this extension

 ?


Didier Deschamps:

It's a huge pleasure for me.

You know the consideration I have for the France team.

I consider it above all and it is the most beautiful thing that has happened to me, whether during my first life as a player or the second as a coach.

It's only happiness what we experienced there (at the 2022 World Cup, editor's note), except for the end and this cruel outcome.

But from the moment when the desire and the determination are at their maximum and that my desire is shared by my president, it leads to this decision which gives me enormous pleasure.

Did you hesitate?


No.

I didn't have to hesitate.

As I do after every major competition, I needed some time and perspective for analysis and reflection.

If I had had any hesitations, I wouldn't be here today.

Was it important for you to sign a four-year extension?


It is a very important sign of confidence to be able to have a contract until 2026. But everything is done in stages, there is a requirement for results, the expectation is always important with the qualifications for Euro 2024 which go to arrive.

I don't plan on the next World Cup, there will be other meetings before but it is above all a sign of confidence even if I did not miss it before.

Did the exceptional potential of French players influence your desire to continue?


If I am still here today with the course that the France team has achieved for ten years, it is because of the quality of the players.

There is a tank.

I am well aware of having a pool and a potential of high-level players.

But there are other selections that have them too.

All the countries are working well and the top level is very difficult and is unforgivable.

But despite the difficulties and the imponderables before and during (the World Cup, editor's note), the group of players who were in Doha had a lot of qualities and talent, with executives who played their role well and young people.

This resulted in a very competitive squad that exhibited incredible strength and unity that showed up on the pitch.

It's a privilege to have so many players likely to wear the jersey of the

If I continue it is because I am convinced that there are great things to do and that I have all the energy to do it.

Didier Deschamps

Aren't you afraid of wear and tear?


This is a question that some have asked themselves before.

The very high level has very high demands and in my mind it's not about continuing to continue.

If I continue it is because I am convinced that there are great things to do and that I have all the energy to do it.

But it's not for copying and pasting.

The situations are never the same, nor are the players.

With my staff, we talk a lot with them.

It's important to have a relationship of trust that allows us to deal with issues with them, sometimes also private ones.

Continuity in a climate of trust is very important.

At the level of the players, should we expect renewal?


It's hard to answer you.

I would have discussions with the players.

Afterwards, there is always the competition which is there.

The truth of the World Cup will not be that of March, nor do I know which players will be available in March.

The situation is not fixed.

We have a peripheral view with the staff.

The players had little time to breathe and we also started to follow them.

We have a solid month of March with a qualifying phase which is never a long calm river.

We must never rest on our laurels and always have the same requirement to achieve our goal which is to qualify for the Euro.

Source: lefigaro

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