As expected, the France team’s press conference mainly revolved around the Kylian Mbappé case on Thursday. Coach Didier Deschamps also had questions about his striker’s situation. No doubt annoyed, the technician could not help but tackle the journalists before leaving the room.
Kylian Mbappé tried to direct the questions to another subject. But unsurprisingly, the journalists present at his press conference weren’t really interested in the game against Gibraltar. Our colleagues obviously wanted to know more about his future after the letter sent to Paris Saint-Germain. The attacker under contract until 2024 has indeed confirmed to his leaders that he will not activate the optional year. And that a free start next year was possible. It was therefore impossible to avoid the subject, including for Didier Deschamps.
Annoyed Deschamps
Passed in front of the media just after his captain on Thursday, the coach of the France team was mainly questioned about the soap opera of the week. ” He is always at the center of the news because of what he does on the groundreacted the technician. What he’s been doing off the field has been in the news a bit more lately, but it hasn’t had an impact on him or the group. Kylian will always take up a lot, a lot of space. (…) Even when there is no news you always talk about him, it’s normal. “According to Didier Deschamps, this media exposure of Kylian Mbappé does not bother his teammates.
😅 When Didier Deschamps chambers journalists about their (mis)knowledge of the Gibraltar team. pic.twitter.com/dyGsxXAoky
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On the other hand, all these questions about the Parisian still annoyed the coach of the Blues. The former coach of Olympique de Marseille, on the eve of the Euro 2024 qualifying match against Gibraltar, would have liked to discuss this meeting. Hence the spade sent to journalists. “ Do you know the Gibraltar team? Can you name five players? No ? All right. Tomorrow (Friday)? It’s easy ! On the match sheet, there you are sure to know them. Do we not revise before? “Falsely asked Didier Deschamps, no doubt to take revenge on his interlocutors who are often ready to criticize him.
