Didier Deschamps was undoubtedly not unhappy with the transition to the new year. 2024 was indeed particularly complicated for the French coach. The Blues have certainly reached the last four of the Euro, but for the rest, the level of play displayed by the French team, its results and the Mbappé crisis in the fall have earned very severe criticism from the former midfielder.
Unsurprisingly, Daniel Riolo was not the least virulent about the Basque technician, repeatedly demanding his departure. The RMC polemicist indeed maintains conflictual relations with Didier Deschamps. So much so that the two men have an appointment in court following the complaint filed by the double world champion against him.
“We have very bad relations, we are on trial”
But according to him, the two men once had a very good relationship. And if they have deteriorated, it is not because of his criticism. “Have I ever had a confrontation with a guy I spoke badly about? It very rarely happens that I have explanations. Or maybe it happened, but I don’t remember it. It never went bad. Yes, things went badly once with Deschamps, but for purely private reasons which didn’t please me at all,
he confided for the podcast Sous la Surface.
Today we have very bad relations, we are on trial. But there was a time when we got along well. I could call him, he told me to call him whenever I wanted to debrief a match. »
“But that hasn’t been the case for several years, he continued. Even if today, we no longer get along because he is suing me and I am sad about that, he does not accept my criticisms at all, but in 2010, in the book, the interview with Deschamps was exciting. When he talks about his job, he is interesting. »
