The success of France’s team boss, who is considered pragmatic and down-to-earth, has been right for the past ten years. Reigning world champion and Nations League winner, second at the home European Championship 2016. “The team is above everything,” is his motto. And the 53-year-old, who as a (defensive) player became world and European champions and won the Champions League with Marseille and Juventus, doesn’t stop at big names. So, after his sextape affair and long absence, superstar Benzema was only allowed to put on the tricolor jersey again before the European Championships last summer. And the fact that there were fewer players of Algerian origin in the team led to accusations of racism. But Deschamps managed to win back the fans. “I feel good as national coach and can imagine continuing for a few more years.”
