Zinédine Zidane led his first matches as coach of the Blues. During this international break, the French team played its first four matches in the group stage of the Nations League. Enough to allow Zizou to see his players at work, and therefore to do a major squad review of the pool he has available. And the record is rather good, with three wins and a draw, and a very good chance of sealing qualification for the quarters at the next meeting in November.
Some players scored points, like Michael Olise, Désiré Doué, Eduardo Camavinga, Lucas Da Cunha or Jérémy Jacquet, while others had a little more difficulty, like Ousmane Dembélé, whose status is not in question, or Estéban Lepaul, who may fear not being recalled. A first rally generally positive, even if as indicated RMC Sportthere were some problems which were not the athlete’s fault.
Logistical problems
For example, there were problems with the equipment. The screwed crampons of certain players had not been tightened correctly by the stewards, which had the gift of annoying more than one French player. There was also a problem with the players’ socks against Belgium, while Romain Molina reported problems with equipment not always washed. A pennant had also been forgotten before a match, and we had to run to get it from the locker room so that the pennant exchange protocol could be done.
Against Turkey, there was also a small hiccup in terms of protocol, since Zinédine Zidane was not there at the start of the Marseillaise. Indeed, he had not been informed of the process and the timing to follow by his staff. Romain Molina, for his part, talks about plane tickets sometimes taken at the last moment. Nothing major overall, but these are small hiccups that can, slightly, disrupt the harmony of a group. Suffice it to say that if some players will have to do better at the next gathering, this will also be the case for some of the staff!
