The former coach of the French team, world champions in 1998, left an indelible mark on his former players.
Due to the international break, Didier Deschamps and Thierry Henry met once again at Clairefontaine last week. And the two former teammates in the French team kept the fun going by engaging in a cross-interview in front of the Téléfoot cameras. An exchange in a tone that was most often light and where the two men were willing to be quiet.
Lizarazu’s Tears
Like these two former executives of the France team, the Blues have always been rave about their former coach. Bixente Lizarazu even had tears in her eyes on Michel Drucker’s couch while talking about Aimé Jacquet. “Six months before the World Cup, I was still in the hole. I had pubalgia and struggled with it for almost a year and a half. However, Aimé Jacquet always called me. He came to see me in Munich and he told me to do everything necessary in terms of care and recovery to come back to 100% and be his left back,” he confided, adding: “It’s in these moments that you know who you can count on. »
Fabien Barthez has also been particularly complimentary in the past when discussing the hero of the man behind the 98 coronation. “Aimé was the main architect of the World Cup victory. He was an outstanding leader of men and knew how to persuade us that we could win this star. Even when we were having difficulties during the preparation. We had faith in ourselves,” he explained. A faith that has never faded in a quarter of a century.