The timing of the announcement may have surprised, less so the content. Appointed coach of the French team in 2012, Didier Deschamps announced during an interview which will be broadcast this Wednesday on the 1 p.m. news on TF1 that he will end his history with the Blues at the end of the 2026 World Cup.
It now remains to be seen who will succeed him. Eager to take control of the French selection for many years, Zinedine Zidane is emerging as the overwhelming favorite. According to the daily The TeamThierry Henry is also an option for the French Football Federation. But according to Stéphane Guy, the former Gunners striker has no chance against “Zizou”.
“Thierry Henry is a media stunt, but it’s not credible”
“ Yes, the federation must lock Zidane straight away. We all want to see the Zizou who won the Champions League three times at the head of the Blues. That he takes over from Deschamps, and even if the two have a humanly complicated relationship, that is the meaning of the story », First declared the former Canal+ commentator on the L’Equipe channel, before tearing Henry’s possible candidacy to pieces.
“ Thierry Henry? You have to be a little seriouslaunched Stéphane Guy. Between the coaching pedigree of Thierry Henry and that of Zinedine Zidane, there is no photo, there is no debate. In France, there are 20 coaches who have a pedigree other than that of Thierry Henry, there is Franck Haise, there is Bruno Genesio… Thierry Henry is a media stunt, but it is not credible in the profession of coach. He has 18 months to take a club and show what he is worth. »
