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By the time Deschamps was about to start a press conference the entire French team suddenly ran into the room and, with pleasure, poured champagne into the head coach, dancing at the same time on the table. The same thing was done a year ago after the Germans won the Confederations Cup – and, apparently, we remember "Three Colors" and did not miss the opportunity to repeat a such a spectacle. "I've changed clothes three times today." "Believe me, I'm not always as badly dressed as now," Deschamps told reporters' chuckles

– Many champions of the past have influenced football in different ways. What kind of memory do you want your team to remember? How should he influence football?

– France is world champion. As a result, we did something better than others. I had a very young team. 14 people have never played at the world championships, but have shown a remarkable quality of the game. I have great pride in this regard. The team showed a remarkable spirit in the tournament and continued to fight until the end.

I have nothing to regret. We had flaws, but the high quality of the game and good condition – mental and physical – were decisive. Some teams at a higher level did not have enough. Today, in the first half of the point of view of the attack, unfortunately, a little was done, but nevertheless we drove – 2: 1. Are you asking if we are a good champion? We are the world champion. For the next four years.

– What does it mean for you to raise the Cup for the second time – first by the player, then by the coach? After Zagallo and Beckenbauer, you are the third person to win the World Championship as a player and as a coach.

– My story is an adventure, not personal, but a team work. It was a great privilege to win the World Cup as a player, especially in France. Today it is also great. And it's important for young people. My son is 22 years old and he saw how his peers win the World Cup. The generation, now aged 10 to 15, is also very important to feel that. What has been done today will affect the future.

Guys do not know yet that they are world champions. These 23 players are inextricably linked, and after tonight they will not be the same as before. It will change their lives. They will win other titles, but the world champion is the main title for a professional football player.

Yes, I am proud to be at the height of Beckenbauer and Zagallo, but I sincerely say that it is not in the foreground. Much happier to see the happiness on the faces of my players. Kiljana Mbappa – 19 years old, and wish her every success in football. At the 98th, we had young Thierry Henry and David Trezeguet, who accomplished a lot. I especially feel the joy of seeing guys like this.

– France had the habit of winning with a big "ten" – Platini or Zidane. Now it's not there, and the symbol of the generation is Grismann

– Football is growing, and Antoine is a wonderful player. But now, the most important thing is the collective. However, there are talents that make the difference. Grizmann, Mbappa, Pogba, Umtiti. We had a good time together. And always did everything together. Both on the ground and on the outside. He told them that he was convinced that it was thanks to the team that the individual abilities of the players were revealed. Today, it gives them reasons to win.

In addition to footballing qualities, human beings are very important to us, we have also targeted them in the choice of an application. It was necessary to observe not only the balance on the ground, but also in life. Beside me at the headquarters are working 20 more people, and their role is very important. I can not communicate with everyone at the same time. My team is unique, it's an example for the players. Sometimes I can be hard, very hard. But I do not do it because it makes me happy, but for their own good. Although they are very young, they listen and react. As the tournament continued, we gained self-confidence. Soon the film will be released, and you will see it.

– It was a strange tournament. We saw how the big football powers took off early. What did France in a different way compared to them? And to what extent have you been lucky on your side?

– I do not like to talk about luck. But I've never seen such a world championship like this. Indeed, all the teams that were on paper had come here super-prepared. And that dealt a blow to the big football powers. Another feature is that teams with a higher technique, more possessed ball, have been punished with fast attacks. If you are able to defend yourself well, you must be sure that in every game you will have two or three chances to score as a result of a counterattack . There were good goals, nice stories, but it was very difficult in terms of intensity. There was no difference between small and large teams.

What did we do? After the match against Denmark, reporters said we were not playing very well. However, our team came out in the playoffs from the first place of the group. It is clear that it was impossible to continue playing at this level. It was necessary to build power, and we tried to do it.

– You said that after Denmark raised the level. What happened between the group stage and the playoffs ?

– We must not forget that we had a very difficult match against Peru (France 1: 0). " Against Denmark, it was important to play well and have a good rest, and then a completely different world championship started, and here we were confronted by strong teams. Argentina has changed a lot and instilled in us a lot of psychological confidence.This match was a turning point for us.We have scored a lot – then four, today four.But at this level, it is not enough. In addition to him, you need a psychological attitude.Spirit

– After defeating Argentina (with a score of 4: 3 in the 1/8 finals of the World Cup – Note "SE") Do you believe that it is possible to become world champion? This has become a key point. A great team, with Leo Messi, we lost it during the match, but we reversed the situation and after that, they believed it, we had enough days to prepare for Uruguay, with whom we played well. There was a victorious appetite, which only increased. But only after the second half I said, "Yes, we are champions." I'm always looking forward to it. It was very painful to miss the chance to become champion of Europe, but if we had done so, they might not have won the world championship.