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Journalist
After trying different sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales to one side. Here he is now in the editorial staff of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in Paris.
This Tuesday evening, a bombshell was dropped: Didier Deschamps will no longer be the coach of the France team after 2026 and the end of his contract. A decision which then raises a question: who will replace him on the Blues bench. All eyes then turn to Zinedine Zidane. Close to Zizou, Christophe Dugarry spoke.
If Didier Deschamps had continued on the benchFrench team after the 2022 World Cup, it will not happen in 2026. Indeed, while his contract ends after the next World Cup, the coach of the Blues has decided to stop on this date. The place will therefore become free on the bench and this could therefore finally be the opportunity for Zinedine Zidane to take back theFrench team.
“A wise decision”
Close to Zinedine Zidane, Christophe Dugarry reacted to this bombshell regarding Didier Deschamps. At the microphone of L’After Foothe first announced: “ It’s a wise decision. Between a non-event and a decision that we expected. I think it’s a wise decision. After that it means a lot of things. We must thank him for what is necessary too. While hoping that 2026 goes well. I can’t wait for things to move forward. Why is he announcing it now? I don’t know, I’m not in his head. Whoever is in Deschamps’ head must not be easy for him. I want to say that this will allow him to work peacefully for two years, to make his own decisions, without being heckled any more. Now you also have to know how to turn the page. People want to see something else ».
“Have I already texted Zizou? I didn’t send anything at all”
Then relaunched on the possibility of seeing Zinedine Zidane take over on the benchFrench team, Christophe Dugarry said: “ Have I already texted Zizou? I haven’t sent anything at all and I’m not going to send anything at all. Obviously, we all hope that after 2026, it will be him. But after that it will be his choice, the discussions with him. It’s a wish that I, personally, have had for a long time. I hope it will happen one day, in 2026, I wish it from the bottom of my heart ».
