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In the final between France and Croatia, the Team that wants the Cup more triumphs. The architect of the world championship title is one that copies the own recipe for success, 1998 easy, says DW Reporter Joscha Weber.

No, this should not happen to you again. European championship final in 2016 in Paris, France as a favorite to the final and leaves the Arena as a failed Nation. The collective experience of this unexpected defeat in your own living room against Portugal, “Les Bleus” tires, was national coach Didier Deschamps, this day is not tired to emphasize. And every one of his players said before the world Cup final from Moscow, sentences like Paul Pogba: “in 2016, we saw each other before the final as Champions of Europe. This error we don’t even have to make. Still, we are not on the target.” Now you are it. And that has a lot to do, they call in France, only “DD”.

DW Reporter Joscha Weber

Didier Deschamps, the world champion, the Motivator, the architect. Him a good piece of the world Cup, the France captain Hugo Lloris had to contend in the Moscow night sky, it is due. First he was criticized, and the law. France’s mediocre performances before the world Cup, the uninspired game in the group stage, the lack of Imagination of a really talented team. All this was quite.

And yet the criticism of Deschamps was wrong. Because he followed strictly his Plan. Aesthetics was not provided therein is mandatory, but tactical discipline, consistent, Defend, and efficiency. The did not like first of all to each like it was the right one, however, approach for a long, stamina-sapping tournament, so some of the co-favourites, gave his Defensive less attention than Deschamps did it early brought.

It is the will to succeed counts

The much-praised defensive chain Pavard-Varane-Umtiti-Hernandez was also against Croatia, ultimately, the key to success: With a lot of use, a couple of world-class reflexes of Keeper Lloris (his goat for a 4:2 – it was a gift) and also quite a bit of luck against the defenders in Blue the angry attacks of the Croats, who did not want to accept the early residue. The young French team, with the exception of a standard situation that led to the compensation by Perisic, was able to draw the game in your direction, is indeed Mature. And a real team spirit.

In the past, too often divided, sometimes warring French national team was in this tournament, in fact, a unit. Sworn to a common goal, to be able to in the consciousness, this is only as a collective reach and with dedication, to want it with every body fiber. This is strongly reminiscent of that great French team of 1998, who triumphed with a very strong Defensive, tactical discipline and willing to set aside Egos at the home world Championships.

Your To and word leaders at that time: Didier Deschamps. And who has seen him at the world Cup in 2018, the white: He is at it again. Him to the feat of the world Cup title is now 20 years later as a coach again is remarkable. It succeeds but with the same recipe for success is all the more astounding. The football may have more developed video studies, data analysis, or scientification of Training, nutrition and tactics – well and good. But what counts, ultimately, is the will to succeed.

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