Didier Deschamps
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"Didier Claude Deschamps" is a retired France/French Association football/footballer and current manager of France national football team/France. He played as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder/defensive midfielder for such clubs as Chelsea F.C./Chelsea, Juventus F.C./Juventus and Olympique de Marseille/Marseille. In this position, he primarily excelled at impeding the opposition's attacking movements, and was capable of subsequently starting up attacking plays once he won back possession. This was made possible due to his high work-rate, tenacity, stamina, and his efficacy at pressing and tackling opponents. He also had an excellent positional and organisational sense, and was known for his tactical intelligence, versatility, and his leadership. As an international, he captained France national football team/France to victories in the 1998 FIFA World Cup/1998 World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000/Euro 2000.

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We deserved a better result. We should have scored a second goal. We played pretty well throughout the second half. But Bordeaux are a solid side. It's difficult to upset their formation.

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Life as a coach is full of frustrations.

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I believe in fate and the final is on May 26 - the same date Marseille beat Milan 11 years ago. It is my dream to become the first Frenchman to pick up the Champions League trophy.

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I don't think this is an important question right now. The final is my objective for the time being. I'm not discussing that.

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I have just renewed my contract with Monaco until 2007. I'm not concerned with the national team.

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The players are writing a beautiful page of the club's history and also of French football history.

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To score two goals when we were down to 10 men is really exceptional and we have taken a big step towards the final. It's a great result and we can be confident for the second leg. There was a lot of hard tackling but we stood up to the challenge and can look forward to the return.

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I hope the players benefit from my experience but this is their final. It is something they have worked for and they will be able to enjoy it.

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It's a big disappointment because we missed an opportunity to play the final but Sedan's victory is a deserved one. They tried harder than we did and created more chances.

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