Zidane's former mentor describes his coaching approach ahead of France debut
Guy Lacombe told Le Monde that Zinedine Zidane seeks players' buy-in rather than imposing his views, ahead of his first match leading the French national team.
Former footballer and coach Guy Lacombe has described new France head coach Zinedine Zidane's management style in an interview with Le Monde.
According to the paper, Lacombe, who mentored Zidane earlier in his career, said Zidane seeks to win players' agreement rather than impose his own point of view. The comments came ahead of Zidane's first match in charge of the French national team, against Turkey, and his squad's gathering at Clairefontaine.
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- Guy Lacombe, ancien footballeur, formateur et entraîneur : « Zinédine Zidane cherche avant tout l’adhésion, sans imposer son point de vue aux joueurs » — Le Monde — Une
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