According to a survey carried out by Odoxa for Winamax and RTL, 62% of French people believe that the departure of Didier Deschamps is a good thing for the French team. Those surveyed also campaign for the arrival of Zinedine Zidane on the Blues bench.
The departure of Didier Deschamps will close one of the most glorious chapters of the France team. After 14 years at the head of the Blues, the technician will leave his post in 2026, at the end of the World Cup, if the Tricolores qualify. A departure that most French people do not regret. According to a latest Odoxa survey for Winamax and RTL, 62% of respondents among the 1,005 people questioned (75% of football fans) believe that the departure of DD is a good thing for the French team.
Despite everything, the former OM coach maintains a good image of Didier Deschamps for 83% of them. 70% of those questioned even consider him to be the best coach in the history of world football.
Zidane favorite for succession
The page of Didier Deschamps is about to be turned, who will take over from him? If the name of Zinedine Zidane returns to the forefront, he is favored by 65% of the French people surveyed. The names of Thierry Henry (12%), Arsène Wenger (7%), Laurent Blanc (7%) or Christophe Galtier (3%) were also mentioned.
Appointed in 2012 after the Euro, Didier Deschamps accepts his decision to quit. “It will stop there, because it has to stop at some point. In my head it’s very clear. I did my time too, with the same desire, the same passion to maintain the French team at the highest level, but 2026 is very good,” the 56-year-old technician with record longevity in his position (160 matches) declared on TF1. The latter has forged the best track record for a French coach, with a World Cup (2018), a Nations League (2021) and two finals (Euro 2016, World Cup 2022).
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