'Pressure is high': Football legend Zinedine Zidane inherits a France squad with 'everything to win'

Zinedine Zidane has taken over as France's new football manager, inheriting one of the world's richest and most successful squads. According to France 24, expectations are considerable — built on Didier Deschamps' sustained excellence and a generation of players regarded as capable of dominating international football. While Zidane's legendary career gives him immediate credibility, his real challenge will be translating that prestige into the tactical adaptation and collective resilience needed to deliver trophies.

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