Didier Deschamps gave himself a few months of respite. In the turmoil as rarely after the new Mbappé affair and the sad draw conceded against Israel (0-0), the coach had in fact suffered very violent criticism, many observers not hesitating to demand his departure despite a contract that runs until the 2026 World Cup.
And the departure of Didier Deschamps is all the more desired as Zinedine Zidane is still without a club, ready to take over from his former captain with the Blues. The former Real Madrid coach is seen as the ideal profile to take the reins of the selection, as much for his results with the Merengue club as for the game played – fantasized? – by the Madrilenians when he was at the head of Real.
Zinedine Zidane facing an insoluble problem
But for Emmanuel Petit, if necessary, Zinedine Zidane risks not working miracles at the head of the Blues. “ I’m the first to fantasize about Zizou’s arrival in the French team for years. Except that it’s been a while since I stopped fantasizing because Didier extended it. You can put Zizou, you can put whoever you want, it will last a few months but after that, reality will return because he will be confronted with the same reality as all the coaches. he confided to the microphone of RMC.
For the former Gunner, the Blues’ problem is not only linked to the identity of the coach, but structural. “It is the saturation of the matches, which saturates the mental and physical aspects of the players and even the coaches. Just watching Didier Deschamps on Thursday at half-time, you wanted to cut your veins when you asked him questions. You really had the feeling that it was palpable, that it was physical, that he didn’t want to be there, he explained. So he was bored too. All this to tell you, add matches like that the players will no longer want to play them at all. A small example anyway, do you know how many players refused to play Nations League matches with their selections? Enormously ! »
