With a double against Ukraine in a crucial match (4-0) to get closer to Olivier Giroud’s record and reach the mark of 400 career goals, Kylian Mbappé did not waste his time during this last gathering of the year.
But
the captain of the Blues also shortened this training course
by obtaining authorization to return to Madrid before the match in Baku against Azerbaijan (3-1). Officially for an injury that some consider diplomatic.
As the controversy swelled, Daniel Riolo rushed to the star’s aid. “ Given that every time Mbappé opens his mouth or moves in the air, there is a whole little world created of anti-Mbappé, it immediately woke up. And I didn’t understand. So what do you actually need to understand? It’s that at the end of the match against Ukraine, whether he was injured or not, we understood that it was a bit of a bogus injury, the coach and he managed to say you don’t come, you go back to Madrid at least you don’t risk an overdose…”
Mbappé, “Pascal the big brother” in the French team
And Riolo continues : “We save the players. The watchword in football today is only saving energy, being in shape at the right time. And there, people come to shit me with a controversy because he is not going to Azerbaijan “.
“ I even heard that even if he didn’t play he had to go. Like, Pascal is the big brother, he makes the trip, he gets on the plane and then in the locker room, he claps his hands. What is this charade? When should the captain be there all the time, should lead by example? In what world do we see this? It doesn’t exist. Is he privileged? Ok so what? Is this a problem? », concluded the RMC journalist in After Foot. It’s said.
