Didier Deschamps has to beat another disciple to reach the World Cup final | Adam White

Deschamps’ last two opponents – Gareth Southgate and Walid Regragui – are heavily influenced by France’s low-risk style

By Adam White for Get French Football News

Of the many unexpected trends at this World Cup, Didier Deschamps’ growing status as international football’s ideological spearhead may be the most surprising. The France coach may lack the revolutionary ideas of the managers who have moved the sport forward in recent times, but his ever-effective philosophy boasts an increasingly prominent group of disciples.

Before England’s quarter-final defeat to France on Saturday, Gareth Southgate said he was heavily influenced by Deschamps’ approach. Walid Regragui, the Morocco coach who will be facing France in the semi-finals, has since added: “France made me dream in 2018 with the way they played. Deschamps understood how to do it – let’s stop with statistics.”

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