O'Neill praises 'fantastic' departing Deschamps

O'Neill praises 'fantastic' departing DeschampsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Deschamps has won the World Cup as a player and manager with FranceByLauren McCannBBC Sport NI JournalistPublished8 minutes agoNorthern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill praised outgoing French boss Didier Deschamps as a "fantastic national team manager".O'Neill's side were beaten 3-1 by the French in Lille in their last warm-up game before the World Cup and Deschamps' final game as France boss on home soil after he announced he would step down after the tournament in USA, Canada and Mexico.O'Neill, who took over for his first spell in charge of his country a few months before Deschamps took the reigns at France in 2012, was complimentary of the man who has already won a World Cup as a player and manager and how he has handled a star-studded squad through the years."Didier was appointed just after I was in my first spell, he's been a fantastic national team manager," O'Neill said."To remain in charge of a nation of this size, with the options this country has to manage and to be as successful as he has, but also when you deal with so many superstars, it takes a special person to deal with that. Didier has that in abundance. "He was a magnificent player and leader as a player and he's brought that into his management career. "As a manager of a smaller nation, he has great humility; always speaks to you, always has time for you and I hope he has a great tournament to go out on as well."Olise scores hat-trick as France beat Northern IrelandNI 'gave a really good account of ourselves'To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Watch: Olise hattrick sends France off in styleA hat-trick from the in-form Michael Olise, including a sensational third, helped France to victory at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, although O'Neill&#...