Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Didier Deschamps
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French businessman Didier Deschamps.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
We often compare footballers with players of the past.
You always learn, especially in failure.
There are always crucial, decisive players in every side who make the difference and do not necessarily depend on others.
Managing players is harder these days because of the arrival of new technology. They are all using it in their spare time so they become more isolated and selfish. They share less, they talk less. They have apps, their phones and the Internet but they are less used to talking to people.
For a player or coach, there is nothing better than the World Cup.
You have to live in your times.
For Euro 2016, we must remain humble, but we have the ambition to go as far as possible.
Either a player accepts competition or they say they absolutely need to play. For a player to have an open door, I have to have, at the same position, an element that is just as good or even better.
All the great teams need a real top striker in order to win in Europe.
A 3-0 win in the World Cup, it's never easy.
Brazil is the land of football. They have a lot of passion.
Goal-line technology is a good thing. The ref gets the signal and can decide based on that.
It's quite easy in football when you can bang it into the top corner.
An invitation to the national team is not a declaration of love.
History is in the past and tomorrow we will try and write a new page.
What's important is you mustn't focus too early and try to play the game before it actually begins.
Paul Pogba can do everything but he cannot do everything all alone.
When you play Argentina and Messi, there are several ways to limit his impact, at least.
One of the main tasks of a manager is psychology.
It happens to attackers that they have a longer or shorter period where they are not always efficient.
With the support of all our fans, we have to be stronger than our opponents.
Creativity is making a good pass at the right time... but it can also come from deeper, there should always be a balance.
That's what international football is all about - be able to bounce after a bad performance.
When things are tough, French athletes tend to pull out great performances.
Messi plays in Spain, we know he makes a difference, but if you've played against him then maybe you're aware of situations that can repeat on the pitch. But Messi is Messi, with his talent, he may send a spark with very little and make the difference. He is unpredictable.
It is always good to be careful or vigilant.
To build experience, you have to play.
We do not do everything perfectly, but the intentions are there.
Kylian is able to do extraordinary things. Look at his stats. He is efficient.
You need to have discussions and make sure you guide players towards the collective spirit. It can't be done overnight.
Playing an ultra-defensive side is very difficult.
I wish Kylian to have the same career as Thierry Henry.
Competition is for everyone.
We can always improve everything.
Even when things are going well, there are always aspects that can be improved.
Nobody knows what will happen in the future.
We must condition the players. They need to get into the right frame of mind in the hours leading up the game.
Brazil remains a reference to the sport.
Scoring eight goals is never easy.
Being prudent does not mean being fearful.
I always ask myself if a decision is in the team's best interest.
Open all the debates that you want, but I think that the players that I select, and in whom I have total confidence, deserve a minimum amount of respect.
Nothing is impossible. Lassana Diarra did not play for France for five years and then returned.
Quality has no age.
The key thing is knowing how to adapt. Adapting to the group that you have at your disposal; adapting to the place where you're working; adapting to the local environment. This is crucial: adaptability.
We must not dive into tackles but force the opponent to run so that maybe they will crack late in the game.
We can't hide from the truth.
Having fresh players is important.
I'm not immune to disciplinary problems and it's up to me to make strong choices. It's my responsibility.
There are a lot of Kylians, but only one Kylian Mbappe.
I always make decisions for the good of the team of France.
When you're a coach there's no age limit. It's the results that make you last.
Nowadays you never see players playing cards. We used to sit around playing cards together all the time. But I can't fight that, I have to adapt and change.
Benzema is a team player, he is very important for us. He always wants to score with us, but scoring is not everything to him.
For me, I always considered that a group is above everything else.
In tough times, that's when you see true colours and personality.
My departure from Juve remains a regret, a mistake that taught me one thing - never make an immediate decision, at the end of the season, when everyone is 'boiling.' I have paid for such an experience.
Sometimes you need to encourage them sometimes even to comfort them, let them know I trust them. Sometimes you need to tell the truth, being more aggressive. That's management. I need to put the players in the best possible conditions.
Sometimes it doesn't take much to slip back into bad habits.
To be in the France team means they have a number of duties and responsibilities.
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