France’s 47-year-old coach has been doing his best not to talk about his successes as a player at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000 as he prepares a new generation to sparkle on home soil at UEFA EURO 2016.
UEFA.com: With no competitive games since the 2014 World Cup finals, has it been hard to keep your players motivated?
Didier Deschamps: No, it hasn’t. We play every match to win, even when it’s a friendly. We’ve had prestigious matches against the top sides in Europe; we know it’s no substitute for competitive football, but that’s what finals hosts have to face for two years. It’s about setting different targets. It allows you grea…