This Tuesday, January 7, Didier Deschamps shook up France’s football world by announcing his desire to leave his position as coach of the French team after the 2026 World Cup, starting with his former teammates in Blue. If Emmanuel Petit paid tribute to him at the microphone of RMCBixente Lizarazu turned to the future, discussing the Zinédine Zidane case in an interview with The Team.
For the former Bayern full-back, “It’s obvious. Zizou announced that it is his absolute dream, and the president of the FFF would not consider him as a first choice? If we have someone like Zizou and we don’t consider it fantastic, I don’t understand anything about football anymore. I can’t imagine it’s anyone else.” For Lizarazu, Deschamps’ decision-making from 2025 is a positive point, since “Zizou has adapted, and it’s an advantage to now have time to prepare.” A succession which therefore sounds obvious.
