Zinedine Zidane will probably be the next coach of the French national team. According to Philippe Sanfourche, Didier Deschamps opened the doors of the Blues in any case.
Didier Deschamps publicly announced on Wednesday that he will step down as coach at the end of the 2026 World Cup After his current contract expires and fourteen years on the bench for France, “DD” will be retired. a place that Zinedine Zidane longed for. While waiting to know the rest of the story, some saw in this expected announcement a kind of transfer from one to another.
Would Zinedine Zidane and Didier Deschamps have been the perfect combination then, which is often against the media?For Philippe Sanfours, the latter made the right gesture for the former anyway. “Didier Deschamps turns the necks of many of his critics. Because somehow, by making this decision early, it makes it easier for everyone. We have heard a lot in recent months, in recent years, from observers, the least of whom say (…) “Didier Deschamps will not let go of the child unless he gives it to Zidane”. »
Decisive transfer?
And the journalist? RTL: to continue “There he makes a decisive pass to Zidane because he sends him a message. ‘For the next eighteen months, if you commit yourself elsewhere, you know it perfectly. I will give you the time and you can arrange accordingly.. » Therefore, it would really be a voluntary gift of sorts from one former 1998 World Champion to another.
Waiting for the job after leaving Real Madrid in the summer of 2021, Zinedine Zidane still has to be patient and also has to convince the president of the French Football Federation to choose him over other potential candidates.