Nothing is impossible. Lassana Diarra did not play for France for five years and then returned.
— Didier Deschamps
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.
I'm not immune to disciplinary problems and it's up to me to make strong choices. It's my responsibility.
History is in the past and tomorrow we will try and write a new page.
Goal-line technology is a good thing. The ref gets the signal and can decide based on that.
There are always crucial, decisive players in every side who make the difference and do not necessarily depend on others.
Paul Pogba can do everything but he cannot do everything all alone.
It is always good to be careful or vigilant.
Brazil is the land of football. They have a lot of passion.
We often compare footballers with players of the past.
For Euro 2016, we must remain humble, but we have the ambition to go as far as possible.
We can't hide from the truth.
Even when things are going well, there are always aspects that can be improved.
I wish Kylian to have the same career as Thierry Henry.
For a player or coach, there is nothing better than the World Cup.
We do not do everything perfectly, but the intentions are there.
It happens to attackers that they have a longer or shorter period where they are not always efficient.
I always ask myself if a decision is in the team's best interest.
For me, I always considered that a group is above everything else.
Scoring eight goals is never easy.
All the great teams need a real top striker in order to win in Europe.
Messi plays in Spain, we know he makes a difference, but if you've played against him then maybe you're aware of situations that can repeat on the pitch. But Messi is Messi, with his talent, he may send a spark with very little and make the difference. He is unpredictable.
Having fresh players is important.
It's quite easy in football when you can bang it into the top corner.
Being prudent does not mean being fearful.
We must condition the players. They need to get into the right frame of mind in the hours leading up the game.
To build experience, you have to play.
Nowadays you never see players playing cards. We used to sit around playing cards together all the time. But I can't fight that, I have to adapt and change.
We can always improve everything.
When things are tough, French athletes tend to pull out great performances.
You always learn, especially in failure.
Playing an ultra-defensive side is very difficult.
Kylian is able to do extraordinary things. Look at his stats. He is efficient.
My departure from Juve remains a regret, a mistake that taught me one thing - never make an immediate decision, at the end of the season, when everyone is 'boiling.' I have paid for such an experience.
An invitation to the national team is not a declaration of love.
I always make decisions for the good of the team of France.
To be in the France team means they have a number of duties and responsibilities.
A 3-0 win in the World Cup, it's never easy.
When you play Argentina and Messi, there are several ways to limit his impact, at least.
Competition is for everyone.
When you're a coach there's no age limit. It's the results that make you last.
Brazil remains a reference to the sport.
We must not dive into tackles but force the opponent to run so that maybe they will crack late in the game.
With the support of all our fans, we have to be stronger than our opponents.
Managing players is harder these days because of the arrival of new technology. They are all using it in their spare time so they become more isolated and selfish. They share less, they talk less. They have apps, their phones and the Internet but they are less used to talking to people.
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.
Quality has no age.
Sometimes it doesn't take much to slip back into bad habits.
What's important is you mustn't focus too early and try to play the game before it actually begins.
There are a lot of Kylians, but only one Kylian Mbappe.
