According to L'Equipe, the relationship between Zidane and Deschamps is complicated, with both respect and unspoken resentment and impatience between them.
Didier Deschamps and Zinedine Zidane's life trajectories have always been intertwined, even overlapping at times. When Zidane was first selected for the French national team in the summer of 1994, Deschamps had already been playing for the national team for five years. After Euro 1996, when Zidane joined Juventus, Deschamps had already been there for two years. Now, Deschamps has been coaching the French national team for 14 years, and Zidane is about to succeed him. Over the years, Zidane's presence as a candidate has been seen as a shadow, sometimes even a threat, by the former captain. However, it all started from the beginning: the two respected each other, and their relationship was amicable when they met at events for the French team that won the 1998 World Cup, without needing to play any particular role. But this didn't prevent an unspoken distance between them, and occasional resentment.
