Like Raphaël Varane, Blaise Matuidi and Adil Rami, Steve Mandanda hung up the crampons, in this way the fourth retired 2018 world champion. Flanked by 35 international capes, the interested party was nonetheless a executive of Didier Deschamps for many years. A lining of Hugo Lloris essential in the locker room and the life of the France group.
This Wednesday, at the announcement of his reverence in the Pages of the Team, it is quite natural that Didier Deschamps, the coach of the Blues, pays tribute to him. “” I would like to thank you for all that you could bring to the group, to myself, being captain at OM, with I believe a few titles, it goes back, and after with these very good years in the French team. »»
“” Even if we did not only have moments of happiness – I had to tell you sometimes unpleasant things but it was not against you, you know it well – humanly, you have always been someone very positive, a real leader “, Continues the Bayonnais technician, who has lived himself in recent months at the helm of the French team.
Stéphan and raviot also
First lieutenant of Didier Deschamps, Guy Stéphan does not forget the ex “Fenomeno” of Marseille. “” I obviously remember what we lived at OM, a lot of great moments, I am delighted to have accompanied you for all this time, with Olympique de Marseille and the French team then “, Dixit the assistant of the national coach.
And the goalkeeper coach of the French team, Franck Raviot, to also go from his supported tribute: ” You decided to close the book of your big, beautiful and beautiful high -level player career. You will now write new pages, which I hope as beautiful as possible. I wanted to tell you all the great pleasure of having shared these many seasons in Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, with the hopes and with this large French team that you loved so much. Be proud of the goalkeeper you have been, and man too, with the beautiful values that characterized you. »»