Zinedine Zidane has completely revolutionised two France stars amid latest 1000 IQ move vs Belgium

Zinedine Zidane has completely revolutionised two France stars amid latest 1000 IQ move vs Belgium

Zidane's France came from 1-0 down to beat Belgium 4-1 in the Nations League.

Zinedine Zidane has only been in charge of France for four matches but is already making his presence felt after their 4-1 Nations League win over Belgium.

Les Bleus came from 1-0 down to thrash Belgium at Stade de France, with all four goals scored from the 77th minute onwards. In fact, all four of their goals were netted by substitutes to prove Zidane's proficiency in that area of his decision-making, with Desire Doue and Lucas da Cunha scoring before a brace from Michael Olise.

But it is further back on the pitch that fans have been most impressed with Zidane – starting with Manchester United's Leny Yoro and Eduardo Camavinga.

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After two wins and a draw from his opening three matches, Zidane decided to put his trust in youth and give United centre-back Yoro his full debut in a France shirt.

Yoro impressed with an imperious defensive performances and, according to Opta, registered the most tackles completed (four) of any France player. He also completed 80 passes, bettered only by fellow central defender Maxence Lecroix.

And the 20-year-old completed the most touches (94), the joint most defensive contributions (11) and won all five of his aerial duels.

Another player who impressed again was midfielder Camavinga, who has been a bit-part player in recent times for Real Madrid but has started two out of four Nations League matches during the international break.

"Olise, Cherki and Doue will take the headlines but Camavinga and Yoro were solid man. Very impressive," one fan wrote.

While a second agreed: "We don't talk enough about Camavinga and Yoro's game because frankly it was rock-solid."

"Zidane has turned him [Camavinga] into a Makelele," a third wrote.

"This international break was worth it for the sole reason that we saw Camavinga get some much needed confidence from Zidane," a fourth said.

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While France's win means they are top of their Nations League game with 10 points from four games, Zidane doesn't appear to be completely satisfied.

That's according to L'Equipe, who claims that Zidane has been left in 'shock' over the depth in the left-back area.

Bournemouth's Adrien Truffert was the only left-back named in Zidane's first France squad since he took over from Didier Deschamps after the World Cup.

The new head coach chose to leave out Theo and Lucas Hernandez, as well as PSG's Lucas Digne. Ferland Mendy is still recovering from a tendon rupture suffered with Real Madrid last season.

Zidane explained his decisions by stating: "I wanted to bring 20 outfield players, so as not to leave anyone in the stands. They are players who can be called up and perhaps they will be there at the next gathering. There has been no step backwards in the pecking order."

Topics: Zinedine Zidane, France, UEFA Nations League, Man Utd

Ryan is a Journalist for SPORTbible who specialises in football, Formula 1, cricket and darts coverage. As a lifelong Preston North End fan, he's sadly still waiting to watch his team play in the Premier League. He has previously written for GiveMeSport, SPORF and the Lancashire Post.

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