French coach Zidane held a press conference to announce his first squad list since taking office and answered questions from the media on the spot. This article is the first part of the press conference.

Hello Zinedine, I'd like to ask about this first squad list – a concrete expression of your new role as national team coach. How are you feeling mentally and emotionally after announcing this squad? Did you have to think more, similarly, or less than you expected when making these selections?

Well, it certainly required careful consideration, because we had players returning to training after the World Cup, as well as factors like injuries and playing time. All of these needed to be taken into account. But honestly, this is my first selection and my first training camp, and my thinking has been very clear. Of course, there may be one or two players I deliberately did not include, and we can discuss that later. This is mainly due to lack of playing time or minor injuries, and so on. But since my appointment on July 28, this has really been a period of careful thought and preparation.

Hello, we initially expected to see an "expanded squad," but that doesn't seem to have happened. There are many new faces in the squad. For you, is breaking away from the old pattern and creating a fresh atmosphere different from before very important?

The so-called "expanded squad" – the coaching staff and support team have indeed been expanded, that's certain. As for the players, the player list is not expanded. No, I wanted to select just 20 outfield players and 3 goalkeepers. We have four matches to play. I thought perhaps 22 or 23 outfield players would work, but I chose to select only 20 outfield players, and I think that's really quite good.

Hello Zinedine, we suspect you have a fairly clear and specific idea about the overall tactical system and specific match plans you intend to establish and implement. Could you tell us about this in detail? Also, will you have in-depth discussions with attacking players about tactical organization and attacking coordination – to truly understand their authentic personal experiences and insights?

In fact, I will communicate and talk with every player under my command. What's great and rare about this training camp is that we have nearly 15 days of ample time to live and train together, and during this period we have four official matches to play. We're basically playing one match every three days, which means every player in the squad will get involved and will assume their corresponding responsibilities. In my view, this is the most essential and fundamental point.

As for my understanding of football and my specific match philosophy, people will certainly see that for themselves in the upcoming matches. In short, no matter what, one thing is 100% certain, as I expressed in my introductory and inauguration press conferences: I am deeply motivated and inspired by "the game and playing football" – by the passion, joy, and competitive process of truly playing the sport.

Of course, we must maintain tactical balance across the entire team. Because everyone knows the term "offensive-defensive balance" is quite popular these days and frequently discussed, but regardless, as a team, you must have and maintain this overall balance.

But on the other hand, I have a strong desire. I'm eager to see this excellent team play attractive, flowing, and beautiful football. What truly inspires and moves me is the beautiful game of football, and I'm confident that with our current squad, we have the excellent players capable of achieving this.

Hello, in my view, one of the core issues and important areas of team-building that the national team needs to urgently address is the fullback position. In the squad you announced tonight, you made very strong and clear selection decisions for these positions, particularly by calling up both Andy Diouf and Adrien Truffert. First, I'd like to ask: what prompted your decision to call up both of them? Second, given that there seems to always be a shortage of depth and top technical quality at this specific position, is this an area of concern in your squad-building approach?

If we're talking about concern, or the current situation at this position, I think it's been an issue for some time; there's always been a relative shortage of certain types of players here. This situation has genuinely existed for a while, even though we've had excellent fullbacks in the past.

But what I really want to express is that choosing Andy and Truffert is clearly a very strong and extremely important decision. They are players entirely capable of performing at this position at the highest competitive level of the French national team and on the international stage. So yes, currently, this is certainly a very appropriate and excellent choice. As for the situation on the other flank, we're following the same principle. I mean, Jules Koundé has been an extremely important member of this team for a long time, but at the same time, new players are coming in, so we'll manage, adjust, and integrate them in the same way.

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