Eighteen months after their defeat in the World Cup final against Argentina, the France team is heading back into the campaign. And when it comes time to face Austria to launch their Euro in Germany, the Blues have no shortage of ambitions. By Kylian Mbappé’s own admission, Didier Deschamps’ troops want “write history” and aim for nothing other than the title.
And the Bondynois is all the more determined to shine as he has painful memories of the previous edition, which ended in the round of 16 against Switzerland and ended with zero points in four matches, with a missed shot on goal. decisive against the Swiss neighbors. “An attacker is always vengeful. When you know the Euro that I did in 2021, it was below what I can offer and all the competitions that I offered in selection. It’s certain that there is a vengeful and ambitious side,” he confided to the microphone of TF1.
“This Austrian team is very surprising”
“I have always been ambitious with the selection. It’s certain that it will start from the match against Austria, but we must not skip the steps because this Austrian team is very surprising. You have to be focused to try to win this match,” he continued, determined to put the Blues on the right track.
Kylian Mbappé, who called on young people at a press conference to go and vote because “the extremes are at the gates of power”also voted for his new status as captain.
“There are players who have more experience than me in the team. I try to share leadership as much as possible,
he whispered. There are players who are emerging, and I try to give space to everyone. It’s a pleasure for me to get all the guys involved. »
