I have to jump in on Martin's defense here. I am far from pro-France or anything that relates to the French part of Europe but Didier Deschamps and Monaco are a success-story that baffles the French armed forces.
Not only has he managed to turn around a team within the space of a season, he also produced an outfit succesful on multiple fronts, even in the Champions League.
Still, I was always convinced that a really good coach manages to improve the players of his team individually. Deschamps has certainly done that with Giuly, Evra, Rothen and quite a number of others.
I like to compare him to Bert van Marwijk, who managed to win a UEFAcup with Feyenoord and steer them high up the table again this season despite losing four key players over the summer and getting virtually no good purchases in return. Deschamps beats Van Marwijk though, because the latter failed to make a star of talents such as Van Persie and Ono. Something Deschamps has proven he can do.