This is already in place. At the end of the 2026 World Cup, Didier Deschamps will leave his position as coach of the France team after fourteen years of good and loyal service. To replace him, Zinedine Zidane comes forward as the overwhelming favorite.
On his YouTube channel, Pierre Ménès predicted what will happen during the first months of the Zidane era at the head of the Blues. For the former star consultant of Canal+, “Zizou” will be adored by everyone, even if the acting is not there…
“ All we know is that when Saint Zidane arrives at the head of the French team, everyone will inevitably and necessarily find everything wonderful. Everything will be changed. You're going to have the ball of all the internationals who are going to come and give him lips, explaining to us what an exceptional player he was, and how what he did with Real Madrid, winning three Champions Leagues in a row, is a fabulous result. Obviously we are going to disrespect Deschamps and his career at this time “, he lamented.
“Zidane's Real was not always extraordinarily flamboyant in the game”
And to add: “ Now, I'm also pragmatic, I remember Zidane's Real where it wasn't always extraordinarily flamboyant in the game, and it relied a lot on an exceptional attack: Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo. It is not because Zidane will sit on the bench in place of Deschamps that the squad of the France team will change. I'm not sure he's going to find us an unknown player who will appear out of nowhere. There will be an absolutely incredible state of grace, perhaps even a somewhat indecent state of grace. »
Pierre Ménès then confirmed that he was not a big fan of the former number 10 of the Blues. “You know, I don't hold the man Zidane in my heart, but the fact remains that I will judge him as objectively as possible as a coach,
he assured. All I know is that when it comes, everything is going to be by decree awesome for a long time. » As a reminder, the two men had a disagreement after the 2006 World Cup. Zidane even threatened the 62-year-old journalist, according to the latter.
