Kylian Mbappé expressed his feelings about the role of captain of the France team during an interview with Mouloud Achour on the show Click on Canal+, broadcast this Sunday. The Real Madrid striker notably stressed that his responsibilities went well beyond those assumed by his predecessor, Hugo Lloris.
“If the armband is not too heavy to wear? I don’t have the same armband as Hugo”confided the Bondynois. “I experienced Hugo’s captaincy… I get asked a lot of things. It’s a responsibility. But people don’t ask me the same things. Hugo was a very good captain, very good guy, but I feel like someone is asking me for another job when it’s me. I could see, I was there, we didn’t say anything, and then now it became… Sometimes you have ideas in your head but you don’t get them out. »
Necessary adjustments for Mbappé
These comments sparked a reaction from Philippe Diallo, president of the French Football Federation. In the columns of The Teamhe considered that an exchange between Mbappé and Didier Deschamps, the coach of the Blues, was necessary to clarify the question of the armband.
“It’s up to Kylian to raise this subject with Didier”he explained. “We have the next meeting in March 2025, the quarter-final of the League of Nations (against Croatia, editor’s note). It is necessary that there be a new exchange between him and Didier Deschamps so that they adjust his role as captain. Being captain of the France team is an honor. This should not become a question. There must be adjustments through the dialogue between the coach and Kylian and if necessary, I will come with them to complete their discussions. »
