In eight months the French era of Didier Deschamps, who arrived at the Blues’ bedside in 2012, will end. With the prospect of seeing Zinedine Zidane, who has been waiting for this promotion since 2021 and his departure from Real Madrid, arrive at the Blues at the end of the 2026 World Cup.
Such a change will certainly not be without impact on the current contours of the France team. In the staff as well as on the field. Today’s essentials could thus become undesirable. How absent and forgotten people could well make their return.
Obviously, in this case we think of two elements in particular: Karim Benzema and Antoine Griezmann. Two players who did not really have the expected end to their international career. “ The story ended badly for them. And with Benzema, we are still talking about a Ballon d’Or, therefore a player apart. Today he is in Saudi Arabia but he can recover his level », Judges Jérôme Rothen this Thursday on RMC.
“You never know,” breathes Benzema
So, can the two attackers, aged 37 and 34 respectively, return to the Blues in the coming months? “
The national team is still a little far away, but you never know », recently whispered KB9 when mentioning the imminent arrival of Zinedine Zidane. However, this is a false good idea for some observers.
“ The team is in place today and it’s never good when an older generation comes back. It’s complicated to return to a group where there is a certain chemistry », Estimates Younès Belhanda. An opinion shared by Benoît Costil: “ There is a group of young players today, they have managed to create automatisms on the pitch and in life in the locker room. You have to respect your elders, but it’s important to step back and give way to others. They have marked the history of the selection, but it’s time for the new generation. »
