If Didier Deschamps is sometimes said to be cold to Zinedine Zidane, everyone gets along well with Thierry Henry. The latter does not see who could prevent Zizou from taking control of the Blues in 2026.
President of the French Football Federation, Philippe Diallo took note of Didier Deschamps' announcement to end his mandate at the head of the Blues at the end of the 2026 World Cup. It has been 14 years since the France team didn't have to worry about that, and that will inevitably make a change to digest. In terms of rumors, there will also be rumors in the corridors even if everyone agrees that Zinedine Zidane is the big favorite to occupy this position. He who was world champion in 1998, successful coach with Real Madrid, and always made it known that his dream was to coach the Tricolores. Who could stop him? Not Thierry Henry obviously.
Zidane with the Blues, deserved for Henry
The former top scorer in the history of the Blues, who was the coach of the Espoirs at the last Olympic Games, laid his cards on the table on RMC, recognizing that Zizou was the most legitimate of all to take over from Didier Deschamps. “ This has been what everyone was thinking and asking for for a long time. It would simply be deserved », Confided the man who was Zidane's teammate with the Blues for almost 10 years and therefore does not seem ready to overshadow him.
This while Henry is one of the technicians cited to take this position if the planets were to align. “ Am I a candidate? I'm not going to answer you. There is always a coach in place, it is Didier Deschamps. I wish him good luck for the next competition. Then you have to ask the president. I don't think about anything at all », kicked in Thierry Henry, who is said to be close to the Belgian selection which is going through a major crisis of results and governance.
But with his past in the French team and now that of selecting Espoirs, Titi knows well that he also has a profile that could please the federation if Zidane ever chose another path.
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