ShareFrance will get the Zinedine Zidane era underway in Turkiye on Friday, but the ex-midfield icon does not want to be the star attraction.Zinedine Zidane insists he will not be the "protagonist" of France's new era, instead taking a back seat to his star-studded squad. France face Turkiye in their Nations League opener at Kocaeli Stadium on Friday, with Zidane managing his country for the first time following 14 years under Didier Deschamps.Deschamps led Les Bleus to their second World Cup triumph in 2018 – as well as runner-up finishes at the 2022 edition and at Euro 2016 – during his illustrious spell in charge.He oversaw 187 matches in total, having also represented his nation 103 times as a player, with his 26 World Cup games being the most of any coach in the competition's history.Zidane's appointment, though, has come with much fanfare, given his status as an icon of French football.He scored a brace against Brazil in France's first World Cup final triumph in 1998, while he is also the most recent Frenchman to win the Ballon d'Or, claiming the prize that year.And, across two spells as the head coach of Real Madrid, Zidane won three Champions League crowns in a row, two LaLiga titles, two Club World Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and two editions of the Supercopa de Espana.Yet the former midfielder does not see himself as the star of the France setup, telling reporters: "After 14 years of Didier, this is new. But the protagonists are the players. I'm going to stay in my role."I feel a huge emotion to be able to be here as a coach, maybe even more than before my first game as a player."One of Zidane's foremost tasks will be finding a way to keep several big-name attackers happy.At this summer's World Cup, where France finished fourth, Kylian Mbappe set a new record for goal involvements at a single edition (14 – 10 goals, four assists) and became the competition's all-time leading scorer (22 goals).Michael Olise recorded more assists than any other player has had at a single World Cup (seven, since 1966), while Ousmane Dembele scored six goals and assisted two.Asked where he would field Dembele in particular, Zidane replied: "You'll see tomorrow. We have put things in place. The idea is to do interesting things. "We're not going to talk about Zidane's touch. We only had three training sessions. We put two or three things in place. We will have to be good tomorrow."Adrien Rabiot appeared alongside Zidane at France's pre-match press conference, and the AC Milan midfielder believes Deschamps' team were tactically outclassed by eventual champions Spain in their World Cup semi-final, which La Roja won 2-0."I'm thinking about the Nations League. We know that things in football move fast," Rabiot said. "The coach is here for four years. We have to take this competition and use it. "It wasn't a lack of quality. We have no less quality than Spain, with all humility. They were better tactically; they may have prepared better for that match. "Spain were able to put us in difficulty. If we play them again, we will have to find the key. We will have to work on this tactical point – we have collective and individual talent."France will get the Zinedine Zidane era underway in Turkiye on Friday, but the ex-midfield icon does not want to be the star attraction.Zinedine Zidane insists he will not be the "protagonist" of France's new era, instead taking a back seat to his star-studded squad. France face Turkiye in their Nations League opener at Kocaeli Stadium on Friday, with Zidane managing his country for the first time following 14 years under Didier Deschamps.Deschamps led Les Bleus to their second World Cup triumph in 2018 – as well as runner-up finishes at the 2022 edition and at Euro 2016 – during his illustrious spell in charge.He oversaw 187 matches in total, having also represented his nation 103 times as a player, with his 26 World Cup games being the most of any coach in the competition's history.Zidane's appointment, though, has come with much fanfare, given his status as an icon of French football.He scored a brace against Brazil in France's first World Cup final triumph in 1998, while he is also the most recent Frenchman to win the Ballon d'Or, claiming the prize that year.And, across two spells as the head coach of Real Madrid, Zidane won three Champions League crowns in a row, two LaLiga titles, two Club World Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and two editions of the Supercopa de Espana.Yet the former midfielder does not see himself as the star of the France setup, telling reporters: "After 14 years of Didier, this is new. But the protagonists are the players. I'm going to stay in my role."I feel a huge emotion to be able to be here as a coach, maybe even more than before my first game as a player."One of Zidane's foremost tasks will be finding a way to keep several big-name attackers happy.At this summer's World Cup, where France finished fourth, Kylian Mbappe set a new record for goal involvements at a single edition (14 – 10 goals, four assists) and became the competition's all-time leading scorer (22 goals).Michael Olise recorded more assists than any other player has had at a single World Cup (seven, since 1966), while Ousmane Dembele scored six goals and assisted two.Asked where he would field Dembele in particular, Zidane replied: "You'll see tomorrow. We have put things in place. The idea is to do interesting things. "We're not going to talk about Zidane's touch. We only had three training sessions. We put two or three things in place. We will have to be good tomorrow."Adrien Rabiot appeared alongside Zidane at France's pre-match press conference, and the AC Milan midfielder believes Deschamps' team were tactically outclassed by eventual champions Spain in their World Cup semi-final, which La Roja won 2-0."I'm thinking about the Nations League. We know that things in football move fast," Rabiot said. "The coach is here for four years. We have to take this competition and use it. "It wasn't a lack of quality. We have no less quality than Spain, with all humility. They were better tactically; they may have prepared better for that match. "Spain were able to put us in difficulty. If we play them again, we will have to find the key. We will have to work on this tactical point – we have collective and individual talent."