The international break is coming to an end. This evening, for their fourth and final match of this gathering, the Blues will challenge Belgium for the second time after the 1-0 victory on Belgian soil thanks to this goal from Michael Olise at the end of the match. A truce which was generally quite satisfactory for the French team, and which above all allowed Zinédine Zidane and his staff to carry out a major squad review.
“I’m very happy with the state of mind so far. (…) I may not say certain things but I try to be as sincere as possible in what I want to convey. I have convictions, I like the French team, I have top players. I know it’s going to take time. I am very satisfied with what I saw. It was great to be able to spend 15 days with my players. I’m a little frustrated that it’s stopping.”confided the 98 world champion yesterday at a press conference.
Zidane is worried
But during this internship, in addition to being able to realize that he has a colossal talent pool ahead, Zinédine Zidane will also have been able to notice certain weak points. This is the case for the full-back position, whether on the left or on the right, as indicated in the daily The Team. A subject that worries Zizou and his staff. To the point where the new French coach has already discussed this subject with national technical director Hubert Fournier.
That’s not all, since Zidane demanded from the DTN that measures be taken. He wants a solution to be found for the shortcomings in this position, although, inevitably, it will take time to bear fruit. The national coach also discussed this theme with his colleagues Gérald Baticle and Bernard Diomède, Espoirs and U20 coaches, so that they could try to train new players in these two positions. Dayann Méthalie or Ismaëlo Ganiou (used on one side with the Espoirs) could be interesting solutions in the near future for Zidane. However, Adrien Truffert would have scored points on his side.
