For Johan Micoud, Kylian Mbappé would benefit from being targeted more often by criticism from the French sports press.
A bad for a good. This is, in summary, what Johan Micoud suggested on Monday evening, when discussing the way in which observers, and journalists from the sports press in particular, treated the case of Kylian Mbappé. For the former French international, the Paris Saint-Germain striker would be too protected and all this would not necessarily work in his favor. He developed his point of view.
Consultant for the channel The TeamJohan Micoud had to answer the following question: “ Are we too harsh on Kylian Mbappé? » A question which surprised him since he felt that on the contrary, the 2018 world champion was particularly protected by critics. “ Even outside (of football), I don’t see that he gets hit on him every five minutes. It can happen that there is a declaration where we say that we do not agree, but (…) I don’t really have the impression that in France, even when there have been certain declarations, or precisely I find that it happened a little… like that…“
“You can’t tell him anything anymore.”
For the winner of Euro 2000 with the Blues, it would even be good for Kylian Mbappé to be more exposed to this famous criticism. “ These players, at this level, I find that from time to time, taking little scuds, little reflections on their game, on their this, on their there, it can only do them good. Because if every time we say ‘it’s great, everything he does is great’at a certain point, the guy already has a certain standing, you can no longer say anything to him.“
On the other hand, and well aware of the qualities of the tricolor nugget, Johan Micoud also sent him some flowers. “ Afterwards, these players, I take my hat off to them because every three days, they manage to get back into it, to score, to challenge themselves… On that, a tip of the hat. » So waiting for more criticism, preferably constructive.
