The president of the French Federation sends a shock to Zidane
French Football Federation President Noel Le Graet confirmed that the national team coach Didier Deschamps will continue in his position despite the team's exit from the European Football Cup final, and that the issue was resolved "without any discussion".
Le Graet told "Le Figaro" newspaper, the day after the meeting between him and the coach yesterday, "The answer to the question was decided within 3 minutes. His desire to remain strong is just like mine."
This is considered a shock to the French Zinedine Zidane, who, according to French media, was waiting to take over the task of coaching the French national team, but the insistence of the Federation President and coach Deschamps to continue serves as a frustration to the aspirations and desire of Zidane, especially after his recent departure from Real Madrid.
Deschamps was appointed coach of the national team in 2012, succeeding his former colleague in the 1998 World Cup-winning team, Laurent Blanc, and led him to the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup and then to the European Cup final in 2016 at home before crowning the World Cup in Russia 2018. On the other hand, the exit against Switzerland was on penalties in The price of the current European Cup final is his first failure at the helm of the technical staff of the roosters.
Deschamps has a contract with the national team until the end of December 2022.
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