A biography for Didier Deschampshasn’t been written yet.
“We can't really look back and see what is in the rear-view mirror. This is not how you are going to move forward.”
“Open all the debates that you want, but I think that the players that I select, and in whom I have total confidence, deserve a minimum amount of respect.”
“Playing an ultra-defensive side is very difficult.”
“An invitation to the national team is not a declaration of love.”
“We want to be the best we can.”
“You have to live in your times.”
“For Euro 2016, we must remain humble, but we have the ambition to go as far as possible.”
“When you play Argentina and Messi, there are several ways to limit his impact, at least.”
“We can't hide from the truth.”
“Kylian is able to do extraordinary things. Look at his stats. He is efficient.”
“I've always hated to lose and I continue to hate it. But I've been obliged to accept it because I also have had some crushing defeats.”
“We can always improve everything.”
“Players like me, we did something of a thankless job. You don't show a hard tackle or stripping someone of possession in slow motion on the big screen. But if you add it all up, I was always the one that the coaches wrote down automatically on the lineup card.”
“I'm not immune to disciplinary problems and it's up to me to make strong choices. It's my responsibility.”
“It happens to attackers that they have a longer or shorter period where they are not always efficient.”
“Even when things are going well, there are always aspects that can be improved.”
“It is always good to be careful or vigilant.”
“I wish Kylian to have the same career as Thierry Henry.”
“While there is life, there is hope.”
“It's hard to evolve when you only have fifteen days or three weeks to practice and correct and change tactics.”