It is a fantasy that does not date from yesterday.
And if, when Didier Deschamps takes a step back, his successor was Zinédine Zidane?
The hero of 1998 has been free since the announcement of his departure from Real Madrid at the end of May, and after the premature elimination of the Blues in the round of 16 of the Euro, Monday night against Switzerland (3-3, 4-5 tab ), its shadow hovers again above the tricolor selection.
“The France team… It could be an objective”, said Zizou a few weeks ago, considering that there would “certainly be a possibility one day”.
In Spain, the press did not wait any longer to send him to the head of the Blues with messages like: "Warm up, you will enter".
Which is reminiscent of recent statements by Madrid President Florentino Perez saying that Zidane "dreams of being the coach of the France team and he will certainly succeed."
"It remains to be seen when ...
Because Didier Deschamps, whose minimum objective of bringing the Blues to the last four of the Euro has not been reached, is under contract until December 2022. And he never made it known that he could say stop earlier than expected.
On the contrary.
“I am very well there, I am very happy, fulfilled.
I will even perhaps continue after 2022 with the agreement of my president (Noël Le Graët), he launched before the Euro on RTL.
I'm still here for a little while.
"
"If Didier stopped, the first person I would see is Zidane"
After the rout against the Nati, Deschamps, with a smile, even made an appointment with journalists in September for the qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar.
Propaganda ?
This is not his type.
As it is not the kind of Le Graët to draw a line on the past overnight, by firing one of his soldiers at the first failure.
However, the boss of the Federation has already explained that the candidacy of the former number 10 of the Blues could very well interest him in the future.
"Can we find better
(Editor's note: than Didier Deschamps)
today in the France team?"
If Didier stopped, the first person I would see is Zinédine Zidane… ”, the Breton leader confided in February.
Zidane's CV and his rich history with the Blues speak for him.
His aura with the stars too.
He led Real to final victory in the Champions League three years in a row (2016, 2017, 2018).
He has won the Spanish championship twice, two Spanish Super Cups, two UEFA Super Cups as well as two Club World Cups.
His profile has it all.
Deschamps himself recognized him at Téléfoot's microphone in March.
“
His success as a coach gave him a lot of credibility,” he said.
The legitimacy, he had it, but the credibility, he went to seek it with his club.
So it's likely that at some point it could happen.
"