Doubt no longer seems permitted. While Didier Deschamps has already announced that he will leave his position as coach of the France team at the end of the 2026 World Cup, Zinedine Zidane should, barring any major surprises, take over. It must be said that the ex-Real Madrid coach has never hidden his desire to take control of the French selection, having rejected a host of offers since his departure from the White House in 2021.
A desire confirmed by his faithful assistant, David Bettoni. “
It’s not a secret, he always tells me, ‘I would love to coach the French team’. He already told me in 2010… France had an impact on him, he is French. He became the National Zizou after the World Cup. It’s something he always told me: ‘one day I’d like to be a coach’ », confided the former coach of FC Sion to the Media Square.
And to add: “ Since the announcement of Didier Deschamps’ departure, everyone has been talking about it, and he himself has communicated a little that he would like to go. Afterwards, whether it will happen or not, this decision belongs to two people: the President of the Federation, and the coaches who will be contacted to take over the Team after the World Cup. »
“It can be doable because it’s OM”
David Bettoni then returned to the career choices of the former number 10 of the Blues, who does not have a pre-established plan and who works on affect. “ He was the heart, Cannes, Bordeaux, Juve… I’m not saying that he won’t one day coach Manchester, Bayern Munich, Marseille, I don’t know… But yes, he refused them, he confided. When he was no longer a coach, all the clubs looking for a coach called Zizou. It’s a secret for no one. But something has to happen to him. What I know, because he talks to me about it, is that he hasn’t finished training. He wants to coach. Now where… He’ll do what he’s always done, catch everyone off guard. »
Relaunched on the possibility of one day seeing Zidane become the coach of OM, the native of Saint-Priest suggested that the protest was not closed. “ If it’s a risk worth taking? I don’t think he’s someone who’s going to say ‘I’m not going because I’m going to lose myself’. It can be doable because it’s OM, it’s Marseille, it’s the club from your cityestimated Bettoni. If at any point in his career he feels that something could happen, it’s a club that can attract him, like AS Cannes. Zizou is not going to coach AS Cannes (laughs), but it could have been a team where he could have gone because he has a history with this club. Marseille, why not, but once again, time will tell us. »
