It was a smiling Didier Deschamps who briefly spoke about his future with the France team, before the quarter-final of the 2022 World Cup against England on Saturday.
“Objective semi-final, he goes to my office and it’s up to him to decide whether to stay or not. It’s an exposed position, difficult, under severe pressure, so don’t dream. He is made for this function and I think he prefers selection to a club. When you are lucky enough to have a Didier Deschamps, you don’t knock on the next door, as long as he is in place. You insist then I will be honest: my wish is that Didier (Deschamps) stays. Who do you want to find better? It is the president who speaks, not the friend.”
In a recent interview with Figarothe president of the French Football Federation Noël Le Graët has shown his desire to keep Didier Deschamps at the end of the 2022 World Cup. The Breton leader clearly makes “DD” his priority despite the fact that Zinedine Zidane is at the lookout for the post of coach of the France team, in the event of the departure in the coming weeks of the former manager of Olympique de Marseille.
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“I know, I didn’t answer”
Facing the media this Friday, just over 24 hours before the quarter-final of the World Cup against England, Didier Deschamps was invited by Sébastien Tarrago to react to the exit of his president. All smiles in a game of ping-pong with the journalist from The Teamthe 54-year-old refused to say whether he will accept a contract extension. “Now is the time to ask myself this question! It’s very nice what the president said. For the rest, my only priority is what awaits us with this quarter-final and the objective of being in the semi-finals. I know, I didn’t answer. This is my answer.”
