French manager Didier Deschamps said that former teammate of Bleus Zinedine Zidane may not want to inherit him if he is a favorite for the vacancy when His contract expires after the 2026 World Cup. offers a job.
Former Madrid manager of Zidane, French President Fa Philippe Diallo is admired and is supported by public surveys that he will take over when Deschamps’ reign is over after 14 years.
“Zidane is a great candidate for the role of the French national team coach – a natural choice and, I would add, predictable,” Deschamps said L’Equipe.
“But I’m not sure if you would like it. The last time we saw each other was in the summer of 2023, and we’ll meet again next summer. We have great respect for each other.”
Zidane Record: France ‘Landmark’
The French legend and 1998. The Ballon D’Or winner Zidane has failed since the second of his two magic with Real Madrid ended after 26 months in charge of 2021.
After winning the 2001/02 Champions League and the League title 2002/03 as a player with Spanish Giants, Zidane won two Spanish titles and became a European champion in three consecutive seasons during his first spell as their manager, between 2019 and 2021. .
“The landmark is a French football that contributed to the first star of the French Jersey [as World Cup winners]“Diallo said the newspaper in January.
“I have a lot of respect and admiration of one of the greatest players in the history of football. He had very high quality results with Real Madrid, where he showed the scope of his talent. “
Deschamps and Zidane: World Cup winners and euro
Deschamps and Zidane were part of the French middle ground when they won the FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 in 1998, while ‘Zizou’ reached the finals of the 2006 World Cup with its country.
As a manager, Deschamps took France to the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the Euro 2016 finals at home soil, next two years later, beating Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final.
France weakened with 16th rund of going out to the Euro 2020, but only Argentina beaten by Lionel Messi in Lionel 2022. World Cup finalsLoss on penalties after 3-3 draw.
The following are in action in Croatia in the first part of the quarterfinals of their nations on March 20 (19.45 GMT).
