Deschamps takes responsibility for unacceptable first half in last game in charge of France

MIAMI, July 18 : Didier Deschamps took responsibility for France's "unacceptable" first-half collapse in a 6-4 defeat by England on Saturday as his extraordinary 14-year reign as national team coach ended in painful fashion.France trailed 4-0 at halftime in the World Cup third-place playoff before mounting a spirited recovery, but their late rally was not enough to prevent Deschamps' 185th and final match in charge from ending in a loss."It is a defeat, but we were 4-0 down. We produced an unacceptable first half," Deschamps told reporters."There was a reaction, with the things we know how to do well. We had two chances to make it 4-4, but we pushed forward a little more. "That is what we know how to do, but we didn't do it. It is my fault because I must not have done what was needed in th