In an interview with Parisian, the coach of the France team Didier Deschamps gave a long retrospective of his calendar year 2023, his twelfth at the head of the Blues. And if he has just experienced the defeat on penalties in the 2022 World Cup final against the Argentinian, the 55-year-old coach does not see this disappointment as his worst memory with the double world champion selection.
“The degree of pain is the same but it took longer to digest. A world champion title is worth more than a European champion title. But in 2016, it was in France… I changed much more quickly after the defeat against Argentina. It must be the experience, the experience. We put things into perspective.” As a reminder, the Euro is the only trophy missing from the French technician’s track record. It’s up to him to win the cup in Germany…
