Zinedine Zidane no longer hides it: The former playmaker hopes to take over from Didier Deschamps on the bench of the France team at the end of the 2026 World Cup. I don't know what the future holds for me. I feel like I can do something with the national team, that's what I would like to do one day “, he confided this Sunday.
At the head of the Blues, the Marseille native should have the opportunity to work with several PSG players, first and foremost Ousmane Dembélé, the recent Ballon d'Or, Lucas Chevalier, Desiré Doué and Bradley Barcola. But within the capital club, it is not necessarily the players who impress him the most.
When asked which players he liked to see play, Zinedine Zidane actually cited two elements of the midfield, Joao Neves and Vitinha. “They never lose the ball”he said about them, full of admiration.
Zinedine Zidane, big fan of Lamine Yamal
However, the two Portuguese internationals are not the ones who thrill him the most. The first name that came to his mind was indeed that of Lamine Yamal. “Beyond his position on the pitch, he is a player who thrills me when he touches the ball, he explained. Against Inter last season in the Champions League at San Siro, he did everything. All alone. »
Asked about Juve's Turkish nugget, Kenan Yildiz, Zinedine Zidane was also complimentary.
“I like it, he’s good, he scores goals,”
he said, adding: “It still needs to mature and gain volume. »
“I like it, he’s good, he scores goals,”
he said, adding: “It still needs to mature and gain volume. »
