A biography for Didier Deschampshasn’t been written yet.
“Each member of the team must feel important - everyone must make my life and choices difficult.”
“I don't think you just become a leader.”
“What's important is you mustn't focus too early and try to play the game before it actually begins.”
“Those friendly games are not pointless. They enable us to go forward.”
“There is no worse situation to enter competition than losing the home opener.”
“Managing players is harder these days because of the arrival of new technology. They are all using it in their spare time so they become more isolated and selfish. They share less, they talk less. They have apps, their phones and the Internet but they are less used to talking to people.”
“People always want the same thing: to carry on winning.”
“Sport represents a union of diversity.”
“A 3-0 win in the World Cup, it's never easy.”
“Look, I was a water carrier, I don't reject my image. I didn't have the pretension to think that I could change a match by myself.”
“There are a lot of things you can practise to unsettle teams that defend deep.”
“There is no better lawyer than Cristiano Ronaldo.”
“When you go to a club abroad and play against one from your own country, you are part of the enemy.”
“My departure from Juve remains a regret, a mistake that taught me one thing - never make an immediate decision, at the end of the season, when everyone is 'boiling.' I have paid for such an experience.”
“Creativity is making a good pass at the right time... but it can also come from deeper, there should always be a balance.”
“For me, I always considered that a group is above everything else.”
“All the great teams need a real top striker in order to win in Europe.”
“We do not do everything perfectly, but the intentions are there.”
“To be in the France team means they have a number of duties and responsibilities.”
“Brazil is the land of football. They have a lot of passion.”