THE BEST - Didier Deschamps, coach of the French team, winner of the 2018 World Cup, was elected "FIFA Coach of the Year 2018" on Monday night in London.

He is the man of the year. Didier Deschamps would certainly be satisfied with the absolute consecration, that of having guided France to its second title of world champion on July 15 in Russia. But this collective coronation also opened the doors to an individual reward. The coach of the Blues was elected best FIFA coach of the year Monday, at the ceremony The Best. He got more votes than his compatriot Zinédine Zidane, crowned FIFA coach of the year in 2017, and Zlatko Dalic, vice-world champion at the head of the Croatian selection.

                                                    

Deschamps had himself campaigned for his former teammate at the Blues was rewarded for a second consecutive year. "No, I did not vote for me, he said on TMC before he knew he was the lucky winner, and I got it on July 15th." D.D. confided that he had given Zidane his voice. The former coach of Real Madrid also deserved this award after winning in the spring his third consecutive Champions League. In just two and a half years on the merengue bank. An unprecedented feat.

       The coronation of the Blues, it is especially his

But it was before this blue summer. Before this tricolor wave embraces the whole world. Deschamps surfed on it. Twenty years after raising the World Cup as captain of the Blues, he managed the feat of wearing it as a coach. This world title is first and foremost his work. The French coronation was not reduced to an individuality. It is no coincidence that no player from the Blues was among the three finalists for the title of best player. This coronation was that of a collective. From a group fashioned and masterfully led by Deschamps.

The coach of the Blues has, unsurprisingly, had the modest triumph. And he did not fail to send a wink to Christmas Le Graët, the president of the French Federation, which has always maintained his confidence since 2012. "I would like to congratulate Zizou and Zlatko Dalić who deserved to win this award tonight, said Deschamps after receiving his trophy.I would also like to thank my president who allows me to work in serenity ".

Deschamps Zidane had clearly emerged as favorites for the FIFA Coach of the Year title. Zlatko Dalic seemed to be in the background. While he also signed a monumental feat by leading Croatia to the first World Cup final in its history. The checkered selection was the sensation of the Russian World Cup before stumbling on the tricolor obstacle. Dalic will still be the first Croatian coach in history to be on the podium. Not on the biggest step. There too, he had to bow to Deschamps. The man of the year is D.D.