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#1 Didier Deschamps in illustrious company
Conservative, negative, sometimes even plain cowardly. These are all words used to describe Didier Deschamps' gameplan in big games. Often accused of playing a formation that is deemed "too conservative" for a France squad with this kind of attacking calibre, Deschamps got it right this time out. After massive backlash following France's loss to Portugal in the 2016 Euro Final on home soil, Deschamps has tweaked the system to perfection, producing the perfect environment for stars like Griezmann and Pogba to showcase their skills and also extracting the best out of new players that were not present in the squad in 2016. Pavard, Hernandez and Mbappe come to mind.
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With this French victory last night, Deschamps, part of the revered 1998 French squad, becomes only the 3rd player in history to win the World Cup both as a player and a manager, joining World Cup Greats such as Franz Beckenbauer and Mario Zagallo on the list.
The French that bashed him 2 years ago will now no doubt be firmly on the boss's side, and as things are going it looks like Deschamps may well be the French coach for the foreseeable future.
