France has had a rather sluggish Euro in recent weeks. Considered favourites at the start of the competition in Germany, the Blues completely missed their tournament by scoring only one goal in open play. Miraculously reaching the semi-finals, Didier Deschamps’ men were knocked out in the semi-finals by Spain. But while there was no match against La Roja, the Blues’ coach was criticised. An ingratitude that did not please Pascal Dupraz. Speaking to RMC’s Grosses Gueules, the former coach of ASSE and Toulouse, the Savoyard invited Didier Deschamps to leave the Blues’ bench to fight this witch hunt against him:
“Like many, I would like to see Zinedine Zidane. But the coach who has achieved the most results in the world for 10 years is Didier Deschamps. Just because France bit the dust at the Euro, should we punish him? If Mbappé was below par, more preoccupied with the elections than the European Championship, it’s not his fault. If Giroud was on vacation, it’s not his fault. If Griezmann was dragging his spleen, it’s not his fault. It’s not his fault if Thuram is not up to par. And if football has become pragmatic. Didier Deschamps is not my friend, I respect him for his career and his ideas. If I were in his place, even if Diallo reappoints me, I’d stop. I’d resign and go to another team that would welcome me with open arms to win titles. He would be erected in the name of the greats. Go away Didier and go win titles with another team.” he said.
