Didier Deschamps

Les Bleus manager will make call on position in new year following heart-breaking shooot-out defeat against Argentina in Qatar.

“The whole squad had had to face up to a difficult situation. “At 2-0 there would not have been the same regrets, you just say 'bravo' to them. It also meant France failed in their bid to become the first team in 60 years to retain the trophy. Did that have a physical or psychological impact? That leaves us with even more regrets,” admitted Deschamps. “Obviously I am very sad.

Didier Deschamps has said he will meet with the French Football Federation before deciding on whether or not to continue managing the national team after ...

[The France team had been hit by a sickness bug in the build-up](https://theathletic.com/4010006/2022/12/17/france-sickness-world-cup-final/) to the game but Deschamps insisted his players were “100 per cent” for the game. We almost did with that great comeback, it just wasn’t enough.” “That is not an excuse, we just didn’t show the same energy we had in previous games. “Basically, we just weren’t in great shape tonight and physically speaking, we lacked that little extra. But we’ve only had four days since the last match, so there is some tiredness, perhaps. “I had no concerns about those who started the match tonight.

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"They were tactical choices," Deschamps then confirmed when asked about the first half substitutions of Ousmane Dembele and Olivier Giroud. “We only had four days since the last match so there was some tiredness, perhaps. But I had no concerns about the players who started the match: they were 100% fit.