With his aura, his eternal link with the French team and his current situation,
Zinedine Zidane is the big favorite to succeed Didier Deschamps after the 2026 World Cup. But the candidacy for the 1998 Ballon d’Or, free since his departure from Real Madrid in 2021, is not unanimous.
While
host Cyril Hanouna predicted a nomination for Thierry Henry, some observers, like Pierre Ménès, do not show great enthusiasm at the idea of seeing Zizou at the helm of the Blues. An incomprehensible skepticism for Rolland Courbis.
“We’re trying to see if Bruno Genesio, Thierry Henry, it couldn’t be better than Zizou who won three Champions Leagues with Real”
Consultant for RMC, Zinédine Zidane’s former coach in Bordeaux had a big rant. “ When I see certain names that come alongside Zizou, I wonder if we saw the same problem. I would be at the head of France, I would be the boss above Didier Deschamps, I would be worried that Zizou would find a club in this year and a half, and that he would not be available for our France team. We are trying to see if Bruno Genesio, Thierry Henry, could not be better than Zizou who won three Champions Leagues with Real… But why not, these people are also competent, but let’s compare what is comparable, It has nothing to do with Zinedine Zidane.”
Courbis is categorical: “ No, it’s not a poisoned chalice.” “We are not a month and a half away from a World Cup, but a year and a half, where we have not even played the matches to qualify. And we are talking about who will replace the coach in place today. This coach, Didier Deschamps, who we applaud for his career as a player, coach and selector, which is extraordinary. But he is the one who decides everything, it is not the President. Didier Deschamps discusses with Le Graët, without anyone nearby, and he signs for four years. Didier Deschamps, today, a year and a half before the World Cup, he explains that he will therefore resign in a year and a half. But he’s the one who decides that?! I’m still surprised… “. It’s said.
