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Photo: Foot Mercato
Zidane gets to work with France
Zinédine Zidane has been France head coach for about a fortnight and he is already moving. According to Foot Mercato, Zidane has begun preparations for his first squad gathering with Les Bleus, wasting no time in getting to grips with the biggest job in French football.
The new era starts now
For years, the idea of Zidane managing France sat somewhere between dream and rumour. Now it is real, and the early signs are that he is treating it with the urgency the moment demands. Foot Mercato reports that Zidane is already in action, laying the groundwork ahead of his debut as head coach, just two weeks after his appointment was confirmed.
The details of exactly who he has spoken to or what his staff looks like are not yet public. Two weeks in and he is already moving, this is not a manager easing himself in. France carry the weight of a World Cup cycle, a squad packed with talent, and a fanbase that has been waiting for this appointment for the better part of a decade.
What comes next
Zidane's first official squad announcement will be the moment everyone is watching for. The players he calls up, the ones he leaves out, and the shape of his first press conference will tell the football world more about his vision than anything that comes before it. France have the quality to compete with anyone; the question has always been whether they can find a manager who can hold it all together.
Zidane managed to do exactly that at Real Madrid, twice. Whether that translates to international management, his first squad announcement will be the first real answer.
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