It’s now official, Didier Deschamps will no longer be the coach of the French football team once the 2026 World Cup is over. Since this announcement, speculation about the name of his future successor mainly revolves around two names: Thierry Henry and Zinedine Zidane. The latter clearly holds the upper hand among observers. For Christophe Dugarry, if “Zizou” arrives, he will have to make some kind of agreement with Kylian Mbappé.
The consultant explained his reasoning this Friday on
RMC. “They are forced to get along. They have no choice. If we want the France team to work, Zizou needs Mbappé, Mbappé will need Zizou. There cannot be a shadow of half a conflict or problem between the two. Obviously, the French team will be penalized by a problem between the two which could possibly arise. »
A common commitment to the success of the Blues
For the former international player, each of the two protagonists will have to do what is necessary to make everything work perfectly. “Everyone will have to be able to commit to some sort of plan, project, and give everything. They need each other. Zizou will ask things from Mbappé who will have to do everything to give him. In return, Mbappé will certainly have grievances. It’s part of a form of understanding, when your coach gets along very well with his best player (…), there is often a very special relationship. »
Christophe Dugarry therefore gave his recipe to his friend Zinedine Zidane, in the event that he were to become the next coach of the Blues. Advice that “ZZ” may have heard, but which he is certainly already aware of, given his great experience acquired on the Real Madrid bench.
