“It’s his absolute dream”: Lizarazu has no doubts about Zidane’s interest in the position of coach

The door is wide open for him. In any case, that’s Bixente Lizarazu’s feeling. In an interview with L’Équipe, the former world champion believes that the time has come for Zinédine Zidane to become the coach of the France team, since the announcement of Didier Deschamps’ retirement at the from the 2026 World Cup.

“It seems obvious to me that the next one is Zizou,” says Lizarazu. He has already spoken on the subject. Obviously the door is wide open for him, he wants it, it’s his dream and he has proven himself as a coach. Everyone wants to see him as a coach. »

“I can’t imagine it’s anyone else.” For me, it’s obvious”

With his results since 2012, Didier Deschamps was completely legitimate to continue. For Zidane, it was therefore necessary to be patient: “But he had no choice in waiting that long! Didier had excellent results, he had the legitimacy to continue and the performances explain his longevity. Zizou has adapted, and it’s an advantage to now have time to prepare. The guys decide in advance and it simplifies everything, it avoids words for nothing. »

In any case, Bixente Lizarazu can’t imagine any other names to succeed Didier Deschamps: “I can’t imagine it’s anyone else. For me, it’s obvious. Zizou having announced that it is his absolute dream, the president of the FFF (Philippe Diallo) would not consider him as a first choice? If we have someone like Zizou and we don’t consider it fantastic, I don’t understand anything about football anymore (laughs). »