Speaking to the American magazine GQ, Mr Zinedine Zidane referred to national of France among other things and made it clear that it is not time to take over the team.
In addition, the Frenchman stated that he is very well in his life and feels fresh.
“When you come off a season on the bench, you’re even more tired than a player. These are two conditions that have nothing to do with each other.
I remember as a football player I was focused on my performance and that of the team and I only thought about being the best I could be to help my team. As a coach you take care of 23 kids and it never stops.
When I came home, my mind was still there (on the team). You get all the information and are responsible for making decisions. Occasionally, it drains your energy.
I love what I do and I’m able to work a lot, but once in a while, and it’s happened to me twice, I need to unplug. Today I just enjoy my life, I have time to go see my parents if I want, go out for dinner with my wife and kids when I’m in Madrid, see my friends.
All this is only possible by taking a step back. My life is still running at two hundred miles an hour, but I feel good and fresh.
I don’t prepare things in general, I do what I feel. In Madrid we won a lot of trophies and I really needed to breathe. And after eight months, after a time that had benefited me personally, the president called me. I could have said to myself: I did what I did. Why put me back in there? Why risk doing less well?
But I don’t calculate all this, I work by instinct. I have said many times that when you know the French national team as a player and become a coach, it is logical to think that you want to take over, but now is not the time.”
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