While a new dinner was held this Monday between the 1998 world champions, Didier Deschamps was once again conspicuous by his absence…
They haven’t aged a bit… Like every year, the 1998 world champions met this Monday in a Parisian restaurant to share a good time together and reminisce. Most of the Blues crowned on July 12, 1998 after a historic victory against Brazil were present, as evidenced by a photo published on social networks by Lionel Charbonnier.
Double scorer in the final, Zinedine Zidane was there as well as Alain Boghossian, Lionel Charbonnier, Vincent Candela, Christophe Dugarry, Robert Pires, Bernard Diomède, Emmanuel Petit, Bernard Lama, Bixente Lizarazu, Frank Leboeuf, Laurent Blanc, Christian Karembeu or even Olivier Dacourt (who is not among the 1998 world champions). Aimé Jacquet, who recently celebrated his 82nd birthday, was also present, as were several members of his staff including Philippe Bergeroo, goalkeeping coach, and Philippe Tournon, former press officer for the Blues.
Deschamps certainly has a good excuse but…
Several players were missing, including Patrick Vieira, whom Laurent Blanc had recently criticized for not coming after a match between Strasbourg and Lyon, Marcel Desailly, Thierry Henry and Didier Deschamps. The absence of the French coach will not fail to get people talking even if the former captain of the Blues has a good excuse this time. Recently operated on his back, the Basque must limit his movements and also had to skip the draw for Euro 2024 on Saturday.
“Who does Didier Deschamps have relations with? At the moment, he doesn’t have many,” said our consultant. With the France 98 group? We don’t have any either,” Emmanuel Petit regretted this at the beginning of the year, adding: “With us, no, he has no contact. And it’s reciprocal. He’s tired of not telling things anymore, the truth. We are in a world where we can no longer say anything. So we say things normally. Who does he (Deschamps) have relations with? With nobody. That’s all. »
