Inspired or not, present or package, Kylian Mbappé is always talked about. This October gathering demonstrated it again. Before withdrawing from the second match of the French team in Iceland due to thigh discomfort, the captain of the
Blues
was decisive against Azerbaijan (3-0).
But despite a nice goal and an offering for Adrien Rabiot, Mbappé's performance was not to Johan Micoud's taste. Regularly critical of the striker, the 2000 European champion did not deviate from his habits.
Injured, Kylian Mbappé left the Blues gathering.
“ He unlocks the match, but we are talking about Azerbaijan“, launched Johan Micoud in L’Equipe du Soir. “ We are talking about Kylian Mbappé against Azerbaijan. What I expect from Mbappé is not what I see this evening, it is to also bring the other players with him, to take this team towards something else. Every time, you see them purring, and I think that's part of the equation. He had a decent match. We're talking about Mbappé, not an average Ligue 1 player. A Top 5 in the world, is that a good match for him?“.
Micoud “jealous” of Mbappé?
Comments which provoked strong anger from Pierre Ménès. “ So according to Micoud, the number 1 hastener (tied with Rothen), Mbappé vampirized the ball. To whose detriment? From Olise who was sleeping? of Ekitike starting and of Coman entangled in his useless dribbling? The guy still scored a goal and an assist but it’s still not going well. At the same time, it didn't happen often at Micoud to do this performance. He must be so jealous. »
A first message on X followed by another review on the YouTube channel of the former CFC columnist. “I knew Johan Micoud as a player, he was already a sad and rather negative guy. By becoming a former player, you have to believe that he is even sadder and more negative. His relentlessness against Kylian Mbappé is inappropriate, and against Azerbaijan, especially when you see the match, we go beyond the limits of ridicule. And above all, when we see the following match, without Mbappé… To vampirize, but to vampirize who, what… Is it Mbappé's fault if the other offensive players of the French team are not at his level? But hey, it's a perpetual companion of denigration, permanent, and to put it bluntly extremely tiring. I know, I am considered Mbappé's number 1 lawyer, but I would not put so much energy into defending him if he was not so regularly attacked in such a lamentable way…”concluded Pierre Ménès.
