Football Quotes by Didier Deschamps

Having fresh players is important.

— Didier Deschamps

To build experience, you have to play.

— Didier Deschamps

Football is my passion.

— Didier Deschamps

A 3-0 win in the World Cup, it's never easy.

— Didier Deschamps

Sport represents a union of diversity.

— Didier Deschamps

Scoring eight goals is never easy.

— Didier Deschamps

Sport is a way of uniting people.

— Didier Deschamps

Brazil is the land of football. They have a lot of passion.

— Didier Deschamps

When things are tough, French athletes tend to pull out great performances.

— Didier Deschamps

All the great teams need a real top striker in order to win in Europe.

— Didier Deschamps

It's quite easy in football when you can bang it into the top corner.

— Didier Deschamps

Continuity is very important for national teams.

— Didier Deschamps

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

— Didier Deschamps

What I can say is that I feel very good as the national team coach. I really enjoy it.

— Didier Deschamps

To score three goals and not concede any is always interesting for a coach.

— Didier Deschamps

For me, the goal is to make the most of each player, play them in the position they feel best in. And…

— Didier Deschamps

We arrived at the 2002 World Cup with two titles, very calm, well organised, maybe missing a bit of concentration. But the…

— Didier Deschamps

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

— Didier Deschamps

That's what international football is all about - be able to bounce after a bad performance.

— Didier Deschamps

Benzema is a team player, he is very important for us. He always wants to score with us, but scoring is not…

— Didier Deschamps

When you go to a club abroad and play against one from your own country, you are part of the enemy.

— Didier Deschamps

We must condition the players. They need to get into the right frame of mind in the hours leading up the game.

— Didier Deschamps

He might not be very tall, but he's very useful. Kante wins balls, has great transition play, can be found everywhere, and…

— Didier Deschamps

In football, you don't hold on to the ball just to hold on to the ball. When you have it you need…

— Didier Deschamps

Messi plays in Spain, we know he makes a difference, but if you've played against him then maybe you're aware of situations…

— Didier Deschamps

My departure from Juve remains a regret, a mistake that taught me one thing - never make an immediate decision, at the…

— Didier Deschamps

Sometimes you need to encourage them sometimes even to comfort them, let them know I trust them. Sometimes you need to tell…

— Didier Deschamps

Either a player accepts competition or they say they absolutely need to play. For a player to have an open door, I…

— Didier Deschamps

Playing an ultra-defensive side is very difficult.

— Didier Deschamps

It is up to the players and their advisers to see what is best for the player.

— Didier Deschamps

I wish Kylian to have the same career as Thierry Henry.

— Didier Deschamps

An invitation to the national team is not a declaration of love.

— Didier Deschamps

There are a lot of things you can practise to unsettle teams that defend deep.

— Didier Deschamps

My past as a player is strongly linked to the red, white and blue France shirt.

— Didier Deschamps

When you play Argentina and Messi, there are several ways to limit his impact, at least.

— Didier Deschamps

People always want the same thing: to carry on winning.

— Didier Deschamps

There is no worse situation to enter competition than losing the home opener.

— Didier Deschamps

I always ask myself if a decision is in the team's best interest.

— Didier Deschamps

Paul Pogba can do everything but he cannot do everything all alone.

— Didier Deschamps

We often compare footballers with players of the past.

— Didier Deschamps