Didier Deschamps recorded the end of the story. Coach of the France team since 2012, the former midfielder will not go further than the 2026 World Cup. The double world champion decided to make the announcement this Wednesday on the occasion of the 1 p.m. news on TF1.
And if after more than twelve years at the head of the Blues, the choice of the Basque technician obeys a certain logic, for many observers, certain events of this fall also explain his decision to announce his departure even though he will not intervene. only in eighteen months. And among these events, there is notably the sudden departure of Antoine Griezmann. An announcement which took the French staff by surprise, both in substance and in form.
“Something happened…”
“Guy Stephan was in Madrid the day before Antoine Griezmann’s announcement and he was not intended to meet him. But Griezmann made his announcement by warning the coach at the last moment. He could have made his arrangements a little earlier. In terms of timing, it was not extremely oiled, said Philippe Sanfourche on the set of L’Equipe du Soir.
But it has more to do with Antoine Griezmann’s way of communicating. If we look back a little at the different events of his career, whether at club or national team, it has not always been a model of communication.
“The Griezmann-Deschamps duo was something very strong, replied journalist Baptiste Desprez.
He always called her his favorite, it was known in the locker room. It was a reality, it wasn’t just words. In the locker room, we felt it. At each gathering, he took care to go see him, to find out how he was doing. Something actually happened with Antoine Griezmann which also affected the man Didier Deschamps. »
