Didier Deschamps Quotes

Didier Deschamps

Profession : Businessman

Birth : October 15, 1968

In tough times, that's when you see true colours and personality.

Didier Deschamps

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.

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Look, I was a water carrier, I don't reject my image. I didn't have the pretension to think that I could change a match by myself.

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It's not just about the words you use, but the way you use them, and the message that puts over. Also your face too and the way you project your message. If you're telling the group to stay calm, be good, and you have beads of sweat dripping down your forehead, you're in trouble.

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One of the main tasks of a manager is psychology.

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For Euro 2016, we must remain humble, but we have the ambition to go as far as possible.

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To be in the France team means they have a number of duties and responsibilities.

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We can always play better.

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Quality has no age.

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We can always improve everything.

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For a player or coach, there is nothing better than the World Cup.

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We arrived at the 2002 World Cup with two titles, very calm, well organised, maybe missing a bit of concentration. But the only truth is on the pitch. The dangers are there.

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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.

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It happens to attackers that they have a longer or shorter period where they are not always efficient.

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There are a lot of Kylians, but only one Kylian Mbappe.

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Kylian is able to do extraordinary things. Look at his stats. He is efficient.

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We do not do everything perfectly, but the intentions are there.

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What's important is you mustn't focus too early and try to play the game before it actually begins.

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Playing an ultra-defensive side is very difficult.

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Sometimes it doesn't take much to slip back into bad habits.

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