France was knocked out of the European Championship on Tuesday night, following its defeat against Spain (1-2). Twenty-four hours have not yet passed after this setback that Didier Deschamps, the boss of this team, was confirmed in his functions. Philippe Diallo, the head of the federation, indicated that he will go (at least) until the end of his contract.
This decision has caused a lot of reaction. Because many French people have spoken out in favour of a handover, with the idea of seeing Zinédine Zidane finally arrive at Clairefontaine and occupy the position he has dreamed of since his beginnings as a coach.
“In France, we always want to change”
So is it a good thing to have kept DD? The question was put to Raymond Domenech, former coach of the Blues (2004/2010). And for him, the answer is clearly yes.
“There is already a two-year contract. It could be expensive at the moment (to fire him), he recalled on the L’Equipe channel. But we are still in the same problem. Because a competition is a little less good, we want to question the coach. Because he has been there for a long time.”
Domenech went on to say that Deschamps is unassailable on his record: “What is abnormal is to say that a coach who has been in four semi-finals out of the last five competitions, come on, let’s come and discuss. Yes, we can discuss the manner. But to find ourselves at this level, for so long, constantly renewing the team and getting the results back… What do we want and what do we expect more? A miracle? In France, we are always in the “it has to change” mode. When something works, why change?
Deschamps not responsible for the bankruptcy of executives
Finally, Domenech also exonerated his successor for the poor performances produced in Germany. He believes that it is mainly the players’ fault. Is it Deschamps’ fault if Dembélé has eyes in the back of his head? And if Mbappé was on the street. Why does he line them up? Because they are the two best attackers. Barcola came in and did a few bits, but he is the future. We are in a situation where we are preparing for what comes next.”
