To avoid becoming an old stubborn man, Deschamps said that now we have to learn to adapt to the ideas of young players.

2025-10-10 02:05

To avoid becoming an old stubborn man, Deschamps said that now we have to learn to adapt to the ideas of young players.


France will face Azerbaijan at the Parc des Princes in the next round of European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Coach Didier Deschamps said in an interview that today's young players are becoming more independent and ambitious, and that it's important to learn to adapt to their perspectives on football rather than forcefully impose one's own ideas on them.


In the sixth qualifying round, France defeated Iceland 2-1 thanks to goals from Mbappé and Barkola. With two consecutive wins, France currently leads the standings with six points.


France coach Didier Deschamps said: "Today's players are more sure of themselves and have become more confident. In the past, young players just did what we asked them to do, that's all. But now they are more comfortable because they started their careers earlier and matured earlier."


"It's like a new employee in the workplace walking up to their boss and telling him they want the job. This can be seen as a lack of humility, but it can also be seen as ambition."


Deschamps continued, "Today's players are a hyper-connected generation. They have been exposed to mobile phones since birth, and the key is for us to adapt to them. My coaching style is more brief and direct. I don't want to be ordinary background music in their ears, but I hope they can listen carefully to what I say."


"We have to adapt to these players who are getting younger and younger because you yourself are getting older, so you have to keep adapting to them so that you can strike a balance between not becoming old and not pretending to be young."


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