While his relationship with Didier Deschamps has become difficult because of his views on the France team, Thierry Henry could in turn become a rival…
Without a club since the end of his adventure at Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane has not lacked solicitations in recent months. Manchester United, Chelsea, PSG, Brazil or the United States have each tried to make the 1998 Ballon d’Or their coach or their coach. In vain. Because the priority of the former playmaker has long been to sit on the bench of the France team. He then imagined Didier Deschamps leaving his post as coach after the World Cup in Russia.
The Bayonnais finally decided to continue at the head of the Blues until the World Cup 2026. Enough to block Zinedine Zidane’s horizon and widen the gap between the two men a little more. “The sporting situation has led to a sporting rivalry between the two of us. Even for some an opposition “, has also recognized Didier Deschamps on the subject while several former players of France 98, in the forefront of which Christophe Dugarry, attacked their former captain.
Thierry Henry, potential rival
Zinedine Zidane will therefore have to wait another three years before taking over from Didier Deschamps, which could give him time to take control of a club, the former Madrid player not hiding his desire to train for several months. But while he seemed to have no serious competitor against him, the appointment of Thierry Henry as head of the Espoirs inevitably changed the situation.
If his balance sheet on a bench does not plead for the moment clearly not in his favor, the former Gunner, under contract until Euro 2025, will make a candidate of choice if he manages to finally shine the Hopes, in particular during the Paris Olympics. A trajectory that Raymond Domenech had taken in the past.
