After fourteen remarkable years at the helm, Didier Deschamps received a touching farewell letter from his loyal backroom staff, published via Le Parisien.
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Subscribe Sekarang →According to the report, 21 members of the coaching and medical staff—including trusted assistant Guy Stéphan, doctor Frank Le Gall, and press chief Raphaël Raymond—cosigned the emotional tribute.
Based on the published letter, the staff thanked the former coach by stating, "During all these years, you taught us that there was a way to serve the French national team with high standards, humility, rigor, solidarity, and loyalty."
The poignant tribute also highlighted his humility, noting that he stepped down with modesty without ever placing himself above the institution of the national team.
Concluding with a touch of personal warmth and humor, the staff offered a final expression of gratitude, adding, "Thank you for the squid and the pistachio ice cream."