Zinedine Zidane has another year to wait. Unless Philippe Diallo changes his mind, the president of the French Football Federation obviously wishes to wait for the end of the 2026 World Cup to announce the name of the successor of Didier Deschamps at the head of the French team.
Since the former Marseillais announced his departure from the Blues bench after the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, a name is nevertheless imposed in the eyes of all, that of Zinedine Zidane. “So I am delighted that he is interested in joining the Blues”said the boss of the FFF.
And the probable appointment of Zinedine Zidane is not to displease Jacques Santini. On the contrary. “He has already proven that it was a good coach. In a club like Real Madrid, you are also coach …, he explained in the Podcast legends. Even if you have three or four leaders, you have after 25 international players, from all the countries, and you have to put them in a team, on the bench, or even not on the bench … so also has this experience of managing quality players, without them not starting … I think so that he will be able to do. »»
Zinedine Zidane, revolution in sight?
“Afterwards, everything will also depend if he will simply want in small touches to modify what has been in place for more than ten years with Didier Deschamps, or if he really will do what the whole press expects, that is to say a revolution of players and the game …,, he continued. There, I think he has to work there. Knowing him, I think he already knows who he will have in the staff. All these people, for a few months now, since Zinedine Zidane must know that Didier Deschamps stops in 2026, must be on a lot of land, analyze … “
While he believes that Zz will want to base himself on a group of 40 to 50 players, a major challenge awaits Kylian MbappĂ© and Ousmane DembĂ©lĂ©, the two leaders of the tricolor attack. “On the other hand, I am very impatient to see how he will play the two monsters that are Kylian MbappĂ© and Ousmane DembĂ©lĂ© … in what part of the game? »»he blew about it.
