Quotes from Didier Deschamps

To be in the France team means they have a number of duties and responsibilities.

Benzema is a team player, he is very important for us. He always wants to score with us, but scoring is not everything to him.

Scoring eight goals is never easy.

What's important is you mustn't focus too early and try to play the game before it actually begins.

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

We do not do everything perfectly, but the intentions are there.

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

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

Having fresh players is important.

Those friendly games are not pointless. They enable us to go forward.

To score three goals and not concede any is always interesting for a coach.

Sometimes you need to encourage them sometimes even to comfort them, let them know I trust them. Sometimes you need to tell the truth, being more aggressive. That's management. I need to put the players in the best possible conditions.

Continuity is very important for national teams.

It's quite easy in football when you can bang it into the top corner.

You can always criticise people, the players are aware we can improve in a number of areas.

It's hard to evolve when you only have fifteen days or three weeks to practice and correct and change tactics.

All are welcome in sport.

There are a lot of things you can practise to unsettle teams that defend deep.

I am not a very good dancer.

Creativity is making a good pass at the right time... but it can also come from deeper, there should always be a balance.

There are always crucial, decisive players in every side who make the difference and do not necessarily depend on others.

One of the main tasks of a manager is psychology.

Kylian is able to do extraordinary things. Look at his stats. He is efficient.

Being prudent does not mean being fearful.