The visit of Brigitte Macron and Didier Deschamps to the Reims University Hospital on Friday gave rise to a funny scene between the wife of the President of the Republic and the French coach.
We knew the Head of State was very aware of the news of Ligue 1 in general and of Olympique de Marseille in particular. But it is clear that his wife also seems to follow the French championship. This is evidenced by her reflections on the Stade de Reims while the wife of the President of the Republic visited the University Hospital of the Champagne capital in the company of Didier Deschamps as part of the Yellow Pieces operation.
Present alongside the president of the Hospital Foundation and the sponsor of the Yellow Pieces, a journalist from Champagne TV first asked the former midfielder his feelings about the team coached by Will Still. “I don’t have any players in Reims, but I look at the team like all the other French and foreign clubs. “It’s very good what’s happening here,” then replied the double world champion. But the question also made Brigitte Macron react. “There is a Japanese who plays very well in Reims! What’s his name again?”she asked.
And when the audience replied that they were probably referring to Junya Ito, the first lady continued. “Yes, Ito it is. He is very good “, she added, then turning to the coach: “We must select him from the Didier team! Why don’t you take it?” Enough to make the French technician smile. “Well because he’s Japanese”whispered the one who had nevertheless explained to follow Kalidou Koulibaly while the latter was already playing with Senegal…
