Touched by the elimination of the French XV in the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup, Didier Deschamps sent a message to Fabien Galthié’s men.
The disillusionment is enormous for the XV of France. While they dreamed of winning their first World Cup at home, Fabien Galthié’s Blues once again failed in their quest at the quarter-final stage, beaten this Sunday by South Africa (28-29). A cruel defeat for Antoine Dupont and his partners, but also for the French supporters.
A big fan of oval balls, Didier Deschamps obviously watched this clash between the French and South Africans on television from the Château de Clairefontaine. And like all French supporters, the coach of the French football team had a difficult evening. What’s more, on his 55th birthday.
“We don’t recover from a defeat like that”
“I was disgusted for them at the end of the match, for Fabien, the players… We don’t recover from a defeat like that, said DD at a press conference this Monday. The high level, that’s it. You have to accept it. But it doesn’t happen like that. At home, there is a long wait. Their life continues, there will be analysis, they will feed on it to move on. It’s the very high level but it hurts. »
Didier Deschamps knows what he is talking about. The former coach of OM and Juventus Turin lost the Euro 2016 final in France against Portugal. But he also experienced the joys of a memorable victory at home, during the 1998 World Cup, when he was captain of the Blues.
