At the beginning of January, Didier Deschamps announced that he would leave his position as manager of the national team of France. His output will not be immediately. The former Olympique de Marseille manager will lead Les Bleus during the FIFA World Cup 2026 and leaves at the end of that tournament.
Deschamps will not retire with the Frenchman who announces that he is enthusiastic about a return to club management after what a 14-year-old Stint will have been at the head of Les Bleus. Zinédine Zidane is the overwhelming favorite to succeed the current French manager.
L'Equipe has now revealed how the French team responded to the news of the coming departure of Deschamps. There are many different WhatsApp groups that contain players of the national team. For some 'the announcement' did not call ', while some were surprised by the announcement, as well as the timing.
Someone close to an important player of Les Bleus told L'équipe that some players believed that the announcement of Deschamps was made to guarantee a “calmer” period of 15 months, where he could be “less criticized” and could have more “free regime” about things in the world cup.
GFFN | Luke Entwistle
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