The announcement of the departure of Didier Deschamps from the French national team could be what The Blues need in the future.
Raymond Domenech, who guided the French to the World Cup final in 2006, believes that the knowledge of the former captain of the national team will leave peace to the group.
Talk to The team, Domenech said by resigning, “He (Deschamps) has freed himself and he released the French team.” He says that doing this announcement in advance will allow the team to avoid distractions, because there will be no persistent questions about its future since everything has been confirmed. “They will be more serene”, He adds.
Deschamps will leave his post as director of the national team following the conclusion of the 2026 World Cup, having been in charge since 2012.
Make an announcement of resignation before a major tournament has become a common trend among many former French managers, with Michel Hidalgo, Aimé Jacquet, Jacques Santini and Domenech doing the same as Deschamps before a World Cup or euros.
Domenech’s time as a French manager ended on a sour note, his team cannot get out of the group phase in the 2010 final with several players boycotting the training before their last group match against South Africa hosts. In 2006, the Domenech team was about to be world champions, losing the final against Italy in penalties. Zinedine Zidane, the projected precursor to replace Deschamps, was cardboard in red in overtime of this lighting for the head of Marco Materazzi.
Two coaches were in charge of The Blues Since the departure of Domenech, Laurent Blanc has left Euro 2012 and Deschamps succeeding his former teammate.
Under Deschamps, France finished as finalists at Euro 2016 and was a finalist in the two previous world cups, raising the trophy in 2018.
As a player, he was captain The Blues At the World Cup in 1998 and was the skipper when they won the euro two years later.
Deschamps is one of the only three people to win the World Cup as a player and manager, the others being Mário Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer.
