“The president” Laurent Blanc wants to see the legend Zinedine Zidane at the helm of the French team! Questioned in The Parisianthe 98 world champion, now a coach of Al-Ittihad, recent Saudi Arabian champion, completely validates the probable coming from “Zizou” to the Blues bench after the end of the reign of Didier Deschamps during the 2026 World Cup in North America.
“It would be good. Very good, even. I hope this will be the case. But whether it is me, Didier or Zizou, there is a fundamental thing that we must understand, and God knows that the coaches understand it, some more than others: we depend on the players ”thus launches “lolo” white, which, in addition to being one of the leaders of the tricolor group with Marcel Desailly and Didier Deschamps, was also close to Zidane.
The former Libero is absolutely not concerned about the years of inactivity of Zidane, who left Real Madrid in May 2021 pending in vain for the start of “La Dèche” after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. It will not be a problem at all. ” No way. What do you think? That in five years we have forgotten everything? Have no fear about it. »»
White 14 years before Zidane…
A coach adept at an offensive game, Laurent Blanc made convincing beginnings with the Girondins de Bordeaux, winning the title of champion of France in 2009 and the League Cup the same year, but, appointed head of the French team in 2010, he failed to impose his ideas, the Blues realizing a very bad Euro 2012.
His adventure as EDF coach lasted only two years before the enthronement of Didier Deschamps, but Laurent Blanc then shone on another bench of Ligue 1 by leading the PSG of the Qatarian era to his first coronations and even his first European adventures. He was dismissed in 2016, nine before the resounding coronation of May 31 in the Champions League final against Inter Milan (5-0).
