Didier Deschamps has had a pop at Juventus captain Alessandro del Piero.

The Olympique Marseille coach admits he found it difficult to work with Del Piero while he was in charge of Juve.

Deschamps believes Ciro Ferrara will struggle to man-manage Del Piero when he is fully fit.

“It’s complicated, also because knowing Ale I don’t know how he will take certain decisions. I struggled for an entire year because at Juve you always speak about him, every day, in good and in bad, and now that I am no longer in charge I am a lot calmer," said Deschamps.

“Now it’s Ciro’s problem, but when he played he was always rather close to Del Piero. I don’t envy him. It’s more difficult for those players who have become trainers to still be a player.

“The trainer makes the decisions, so there has to be a degree of distance. For those trainers who have once been someone’s team-mate it’s hard work making others understand it.”