Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

It is always good to be careful or vigilant.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

You can't wake up one morning and say, 'Right, now I'm going to be a leader.' I think it is something that's in you, that you're born with, and which develops. Some people have that character, that personality and it comes naturally. You can't force it. It has to be authentic and natural. Innate.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

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

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

Goal-line technology is a good thing. The ref gets the signal and can decide based on that.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

Competition is for everyone.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

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.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

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.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

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

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

For me, I always considered that a group is above everything else.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

I'm not immune to disciplinary problems and it's up to me to make strong choices. It's my responsibility.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

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.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

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

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

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

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

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.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

Quality has no age.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

There is no better lawyer than Cristiano Ronaldo.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

While there is life, there is hope.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

At the highest level, if you don't have a solid defensive base, you can't get by. In one match, yes. But over a whole competition? No.

Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps

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

Didier Deschamps
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.