"My father’s death was violent to me" : Didier Deschamps talks about his grief in the middle of a rally with the French team

Didier Deschamps trusts frankly. in an interview published Set This Friday, August 12, on the occasion of France’s 10 years on the bench, the Blues boss is back in the painful ordeal of the national team’s last meeting. On 31 May Didier Deschamps was in Clairefontaine to prepare for the four Nations League games pending for the EDF in June, while the French coach had to leave his team to join his family in Bayonne due to the death of his father.

As a result, preparation for the Nations League was not easy for Didier Deschamps and his players, as the Blues left the rally with two losses and two draws. “I will not forbid people to judge me and the French team in these matches. I don’t want to soften people or anything“, initiated Didier Deschamps, who later recalled his mourning while performing his functions: “My father’s death was violent and sudden for me. Sometimes we may be prepared, but we were not here. It wasn’t me in the course: I was physically there and did what I had to give, but without my usual strength or energy.“

Despite the difficulties experienced during this meeting, Didier Deschamps says he still managed to learn some lessons: “I guess, but we still got a lot of replies about the goals we had in June. I didn’t start with these systems, but despite everything, we achieved our goals during the game time, especially for the growing youth. Giving oxygen to a group is necessary, and I’ve always done that. It was a time when I wasn’t myself, but when I was with the actors, I was there. And I don’t want extenuating circumstances.“

The World Cup kicks off in Qatar on 20 November, while Didier Deschamps will have the opportunity to rehearse in two Nations League matches against Austria (22) and Denmark (25) at the end of September.

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