The 56-year-old led Les Bleus to World Cup and Nations League glory and reached two other finals.
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00:00He did everything he could to keep the French team at the level it was at, with demands and expectations.
00:12He had to digest it, of course, because it's wonderful to play a final, but when you lose it, it's always very painful, but it's also part of the high level, without taking away everything that has been done well to get to this final, but it's already behind.
00:42I wouldn't compare, it's the same. That way, everyone is happy. It's fabulous. It was 20 years ago, it was madness. What allows France to have two stars on this jersey.
00:59It hurts, but you have to accept it. That's football sometimes, even if we often find ourselves on the right side. Tonight, there's a lot of sadness, of course, in the group.
01:12The quality is there in the French team, but there's always this state of mind and character that is essential at the high level to go and get another win and a title tonight.
01:32I want all those who are listening to us tonight and who are sad, to tell them that I share their sadness, but that we can be proud of this team. We must not forget it. And that it also says something about what we are deeply.
01:48An ability to rise from the craziest, to create the unthinkable, to be united and to have brilliant talents.
02:02The demand is there, the expectation is there too. The disappointment was there. To be satisfied, even if we are once again semi-finalists. But to hope more, with this offensive difficulty, it was difficult. Very difficult.