Don’t touch Zizou! Almost all of football in France, and even beyond (hello real madrid), has been protesting en masse since Sunday and the new statements above ground by Noël Le Graët. After announcing on RMC, in the program Bartoli Time, that he had “nothing to shake” that Zinedine Zidane could possibly lead the Brazilian selection, the president of the FFF continued by slipping that if he had tried to join him, he would not have “even not picked up on the phone. We all imagined the 1998 Ballon d’Or seeing its dark side in the 110th minute of play, in the middle of the 2006 World Cup final, suddenly resurfacing. The day after Didier Deschamps’ extension at the head of the Blues, until 2026, recognize that this does a lot for ZZ, away from the benches since his second departure from Real Madrid, in May 2021. 20 minutes sees four leads, more or less WTF, for a quick rebound from him.
“Quickly deliver a river interview to knock out “Nono”
We see you coming: yes, Zizou can go beyond a phlegmatic “It’s not good Mr. Le Graët, I have my opinion on the matter but that’s not what interests me”. Taking on the role of detonator for the retirement of the leader who has been accumulating such embarrassing pots and pans since the dawn of time would suit him like a glove. No doubt a ZZ attacked in this way may be able to retaliate by pulling out a bunch of files and well-crafted pikes. This is not what is missing in the endless journey of Noël Le Graët (81 years old) at the head of the FFF. With public opinion totally in his pocket, especially on this one, and the strong support of the ultimate star of the Blues Kylian Mbappé as well as the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, he has a boulevard to pose as vigilante football French. In any case to 20 minutes we are hot if you want to speak Zinédine.
“Take the opportunity to question this extension of DD
The complicity of the Le Graët-Deschamps tandem reached such a milestone this weekend, between the extension until the 2026 World Cup of DD, as well as the allusion of a common reflection for the succession of Nono to the direction of the FFF, what a all in to bring down the two bosses of French football is trying. After all, their fates have seemed so intertwined for more than a decade that a double whammy from Zidane to blow Didier Deschamps’ new contract would be one hell of a storyline for a future Netflix series. There is no doubt that a wagon of communication advisers would willingly join him in this challenge, to try to offer him on a set the post of coach of the Blues that he covets so much.
Skipping the French team to relaunch the Seleçao
If Zinédine Zidane decides not to thwart his eternal image of a nice and discreet icon of French football and he prefers to stop clinging to the Blues (we would understand that by now), the challenge of the Brazilian selection really has mouth. What more beautiful symbol to find the former aesthete of the land to relaunch a Seleçao in search of a world title for more than 20 years? And this partly because of the master class ultimate number 10 of the Blues, during the quarter-final of the 2006 World Cup in Frankfurt (1-0). OK the language barrier, the difficulties of adapting to a job as a coach that has never been his, but admit that we would all be damn hyped up by this part of the story that could be an unexpected rapprochement between Brazil and Zizou. And an explosive semi-final in 2026 against the DD Blues?
A new comeback in a Real Madrid that looks like the France team
After all, for ten years only Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane have kept Real Madrid on the roof of Europe. So when Don Carlo (63) wishes to take advantage of retirement for good, the Madrid press will suddenly ignite for a new return of Zizou at the head of the White House. Seeing Real draw this Monday morning a statement of support for its former coach once again proves the special relationship between the biggest club in the world and ZZ. This one has after all a fourth (and even a fifth, come on) Champions League to seek as Real coach. And there, forget Sergio Ramos and co, this new challenge for ZZ would be carried out by always relying of course on his “little brother” Karim Benzema, perked up by his arrival, but now on young compatriots like Aurélien Tchouaméni and Eduardo Camavinga . While waiting of course for the arrival of Kylian Mbappé, strangely accelerated suddenly by the return of Zidane. Say that you train the French team without saying that you train the French team…