The manager of France Didier Deschamps said that the former teammate of Blues Zinedine Zidane did not want to succeed him if the favorite for the post when His contract expires after the 2026 World Cup We offer work.
The former manager of Madrid, Zidane, is admired by the French president of FA Philippe Diallo and was supported in public polls to take over when the reign of Deschamps ends after 14 years.
“Zidane is an excellent candidate for the role of the coach of the French national team – a natural choice and, I would add, predictable”, Deschamps said to the team.
“But I don’t know if he would like it. The last time we saw ourselves was in the summer of 2023, and we will see each other again next summer. We have great respect for each other. »»
Zidane record: a “benchmark” from France
The legend of France and the winner of Ballon d’Or 1998, Zidane, have not succeeded since the second of his two spells with Real Madrid ended after 26 months in charge in 2021.
Having won the title of Liga 2001/02 and 2002/03 as a player with the Spanish giants, Zidane won two Spanish titles and became European champion in three consecutive seasons during his first fate as manager, between 2019 and 2021.
“There is a benchmark for French football which contributed to the first French star Jersey [as World Cup winners]”, Diallo said to the newspaper in January.
“I have a lot of respect and admiration for one of the greatest players in the history of football. He had very high quality results with Real Madrid, where he showed the extent of his talent. »»
Deschamps and Zidane: winner of the World Cup and Euro
Deschamps and Zidane were part of France’s midfielder when they won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000, while “Zizou” reached the 2006 World Cup final with his country.
As a manager, Deschamps led France to the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the final of Euro 2016 on home at home, going a better two years later by beating Croatia 4-2 In the World Cup final.
France has underperformed with an exit of 16 outings at Euro 2020, but was only beaten by Argentina inspired by Lionel Messi 2022 The World Cup finalLosing penalties after a 3-3 draw.
The semi-finalists of Euro 2024 are then in action in Croatia during the first stage of their quarter-final of the League of Nations on March 20 (7:45 pm GMT).
