Zinedine Zidane made his debut for the French team during the last break. The Blues began this new adventure with three victories and a draw in the Nations League, and a great connection with a won over audience. Everything was not perfect, especially since its captain, Kylian Mbappé, was injured in the first match, but the satisfaction is still overall. Thierry Henry says he is enthusiastic about the Blues’ first matches with the new coach. “Against Italy we drew 1-1. Maybe it wasn’t the perfect match, but overall I would say Zizou started really well, I have to admit. It’s always better to start like this, because otherwise people will start asking questions. But I’m very happy for him, very happy for the team. We will be able to judge this team, I would say, without wanting to disrespect Italy, Turkey and Belgium when we perhaps face Spain, Portugal or England. But for now, I’m very happy for the team.»
The former top scorer of the Blues even plays the game of comparisons on the plateau of CBSbroadcaster of the Champions League. “People always wonder what Didier Deschamps did and what the difference was. It’s not so much a matter of comparing the two. But Zizou placed more emphasis on positional play to control the ballunderlines Thierry Henry. You could see that Da Cunha started to play, he is comfortable with the ball. So he lined him up in midfield most of the time because he wanted to put pressure on and keep the ball, maybe that wasn’t the case before. That’s not to say that this new approach hasn’t borne fruit. That’s what he’s trying to do, and it’s worked pretty well since he arrived. Of course, it’s only been four games, but it will be interesting to see how he handles it all when Kylian Mbappé returns, especially since Mbappé left the pitch after the first match.»
