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On January 8, Noël Le Graët created a real outcry by making very contemptuous remarks against Zinédine Zidane. Result of the races, the president of the FFF had to withdraw from his post four days later. And for Bixente Lizarazu, this makes perfect sense:
“I think it was the right decision. The withdrawal was the minimum the comex could do. What’s crazy is to have come to this when we have just played a final of the World Cup. But the release of Noël Le Graët on “Zizou” was the straw that broke the camel’s back. I thought he had freaked out. When you are at the head of the FFF, you are already the guarantor of the values of the France team, so you cannot respond with so much contempt about the one who is, with “Platoche”, the greatest player in the history of the Blues. having won three Champions Leagues with Real Madrid, he is also a legitimate candidate to be coach of the Blues and he has never hidden his desire to be one day, without ever going beyond declaring his availability and his love for the France team. We should all be happy about that and the president of the FFF the first, instead of talking about “Zizou” with so much disrespect. Because it’s the exit well, the output too. Because “ZZ” is a legend of French football and touches all French people. Because we could hear directly in this interview the contempt he could have for a player as emblematic as him. People reacted spontaneously. I also think that Kylian Mbappé’s quick reaction marked a lot. Noël Le Graët has been a leader of stature in the past,” he declared in an interview for The Team.
He then continued by returning to the extension of Didier Deschamps:
“Didier had a great World Cup, he showed that he still had energy, that he knew how to manage his group well despite serious injuries. Since he took over the France team, the jersey is respected, he won a World Cup, the results are very positive. He knew how to preserve it from all the upheavals that have affected the FFF in recent months and it is also to his credit. Clearly, he won the right to continue the adventure. But the continuity, it should have been two more years and we see after the Euro. It seemed healthier to me, especially since Didier will have already had a twelve-year lease at the head of the Blues It’s a lot for a locker room, especially since we have a possible successor. The fact that Noël Le Graët does not even broach the subject with his executive committee, does not raise the question of the duration, of the possible candidates, that poses a problem. The France team does not belong to Noël Le Graët, nor to Didier Deschamps, nor to anyone else. It belongs to everyone. summary, what bothers me is that the subject of the future of the coach of the Blues has been treated with bias by Le Graët. “Zizou” deserves as much attention and consideration as Didier. It’s a story of balance and fairness.”
Zidane coach, obvious for Lizarazu!
The 1998 World Champion also mentioned the words of “DD” on his sporting rivalry with “Zizou”:
“I was surprised that he analyzes it like that. “Zizou” is not in a rivalry with “DD”. He wants to train at the highest level and win. He revealed himself in the job of coach, he has already made history with Real Madrid. He now wants to do it with the Blues because, for him, there is nothing above the team of France. It’s normal, it’s his story and it’s his destiny. For me, anyway, there can be no sporting rivalry with “Zizou”! He’s the best of us , he is an icon of French and world football. There is Platini in the 82 generation and “Zizou” in the 98. Even as a coach, he did something incredible, unheard of, with this hat-trick in the League champions (with Real in 2016, 2017 and 2018). In our generation, no one can compare to him. He has something different, something of a myth, and we should be happy about that.”
Finally he concluded, on the fact that Deschamps may feel upset that all Zidane is interested in the position:
“But why? It’s his dream, his deepest desire, and it’s legitimate. Didier has taken over from Laurent Blanc. That “Zizou” wants to take the French team and even say so, that does not shock me. I repeat, it is legitimate, we must even rejoice in it. In any case, neither Didier nor Le Graët can be offended by that.