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Didier Deschamps will celebrate his 100th match in Albania at the head of the French team. Longevity that could last until the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Blues coach will celebrate Sunday, November 17 in Albania his 100th game at the head of the French team. A record in the history of the selection. The second, Raymond Domenech, climbs to 79 caps between 2004 and 2010. Didier Deschamps had succeeded Laurent Blanc, 1998 world champion like him. At 51, the former coach of Marseille (2009/2012) is under contract until 2020. Since taking office, Didier Deschamps has posted 64 wins, 18 draws and 17 defeats in 99 caps.
"Do not do things halfway"
France has already validated its ticket for the Euro next year and after the title of champion in 2018 in Russia, the former player of Juventus Turin is looking for his first Euro. In 2016 , France failed at home in the final against Portugal.
" It's been seven years, proof that there was a good job, " says the boss of the world champions. His first match was in August 2012 in France-Uruguay (0-0). Today, Didier Deschamps feels " totally fulfilled " and still determined to " do things half way ". " The great difficulty of the high level is to stay at the top, and he remains at the top, " greets his assistant Guy Stephan in an interview with AFP. " Why? Because he is demanding with the players, with himself, with his staff, and because he wins . "
In an interview with The Team , Didier Deschamps returned to the coronation of the Blues in Russia. He notably cited the semifinal against Belgium (1-0) as a reference match.
In the club of three!
" I felt the team so strong and solid that day ... To the extreme, because I told them at one point :" Go back anyway! " We did not let go, you felt we could play a long time and that the Belgians would not score [...] The pleasure that I can have on the bench, it is when the team masters and develops offensive actions as one can work them in training .
Only three men managed to win in the history of football the World Cup as a player (103 caps) and coach. And Didier Deschamps belongs to this very small circle with the Brazilian Mario Zagallo and the German Franz Beckenbauer.
After his title of world champion in 1998, did Didier Deschamps think of the post of coach? " I was far from imagining that and I was taking full advantage of my playing career. It was after I switched, that I had to make the decision to become a coach. It was only a possibility, even though many people saw me in this role. I am very happy and very proud to be coach of the France team. I am very attached to this jersey. The France team is the most beautiful thing that happened during my professional career , "he said in 2013 in an interview with RFI .
Since 2012, Didier Deschamps has won all three of his confrontations against Italy. But he has not yet been able to beat Brazil in two games. It is however against the Seleçao that he became world champion at the Stade de France in 98!