Asked Thursday about the status of Kylian Mbappé in the French team, Didier Deschamps confirmed that he left him the capital.
A week before the quarter -first leg of the Nations League that France will play on March 20 against Croatia, Didier Deschamps appeared this Thursday in front of the press to reveal
The list of twenty-four players selected. Besides the
Small surprise linked to the presence of Désiré DouéThe tricolor coach also mentioned the return of Kylian Mbappé. Absent during the last two rallies, was the captain going to keep his armband or not? The answer was clear.
“I discussed with him, I exchanged, but I confirm what I already said a few weeks ago, yes, he will be captain. »» Seeing a little movement in his audience after his short answer, Didier Deschamps also animated and smiling with all his teeth: “Ah: It excites. It requires answers. »» Then a journalist decided to relaunch it by going to look for him on the content of the exchanges he had been able to have with the Real Madrid player. Direct response: “Oh bah then there … No, no, it’s not my style. »»
Mbappé in the face of the risks of press conferences
But his interlocutor, in this case the journalist of
RTL Philippe Sanfourche, did not drop the piece by questioning him about a possible modification of the obligations inherent in the capitalatanus, such as those linked to a presence at a press conference. “Ah, media obligations. I have already fitted out. There are more and more important obligations, which also exhibit. I am well aware of that. (…) Obviously, media obligations today, with the consequences that it can have … (…) But that does not mean that Kylian flees them. He does not speak regularly, but he had to speak in the French team. He did not come to each press conference of each match that we had to play (…), it also takes a lot of energy, with the risks and the consequences that it can have according to the questions you ask them, answers they can make, subjects that are more or less sensitive too. »»
And Didier Deschamps to conclude: “Kylian knows very well that there are obligations. Let it be concerned, it will be. »» French supporters expect, far beyond the possible speeches of their captain, whom he returns to the French team with the desire to be the offensive leader he must be. He will be helped by the presence of an Ousmane Dembélé on fire. And it will not be too much in front of the Croats of Luka Modric.
