Close to the former playmaker of the France team, Christophe Dugarry explained Zinedine Zidane’s refusal to take the reins of the Algerian selection.
Algeria is once again bruised. Just a few days after the pitiful elimination from the African Cup of Nations in the group stage, the Fennecs finishing the competition without the slightest victory, Algerian supporters saw Zinedine Zidane refuse the position of coach. While the Federation had made it its priority following the departure of Djamel Belmadi, the former Madrilenian rejected the Algerian advances. A refusal experienced as a betrayal in Algeria.
But according to Christophe Dugarry, this refusal from Zinedine Zidane, still without a club since the end of his adventure at Real Madrid in spring 2021, is not surprising. “ Agree with Zidane’s decision to refuse Algeria? Of course. After he has this sensitivity with the country of his parents, it is sure and certain. Taking the selection under these conditions, I understand his refusal. He has other ambitions. There is the heart and the reality of things. Even if nothing is impossible, I understand his position », He confided this Monday to the microphone of RMC Sport.
For the former Milanese, Zinedine Zidane had all the more reasons to refuse the Algerian proposal, as he has other projects in mind. “ I don’t have any info, but I think he must have something up his sleeve, honestly. The french team ? I don’t know, but I have a feeling he’s up to something, he asserted. All the teams in the world or all the clubs in the world would like to have him. I understand that his thoughts in the football that he wants to put in place, he wants to go elsewhere than in the Algerian selection. »
Algeria joins the long list of clubs or selections rejected by Zinedine Zidane. Because before the Fennecs, Chelsea, Manchester United, PSG, the United States or Brazil saw the French technician say no to them.
