The Griezmann episode, combined with lackluster international performances in recent months, and here is a Kylian Mbappé potentially downgraded in the hearts of the French. Since inheriting the captain’s armband, the person concerned has seen his popularity plummet – barely one in two football fans having a favorable opinion of the neo-Merengue according to a recent Odoxa survey.
Not selected by Didier Deschamps for this October gathering and the League of Nations matches against Israel and Belgium, has Kylian Mbappé moved further away from the Blues in this misunderstanding supposed to benefit Real Madrid? “ It’s me who makes the decision with the elements I have availableassumes the national coach. He played this weekend, not 100%. There are elements that can evolve in one direction or the other when I make the decision. »
“You don’t have all the elements…”
At a press conference this Wednesday, the Bayonne technician refutes any discomfort with his captain. “ It crystallizes a lot of things. I am certain that he is attached to the France team. That it didn’t go well in the first match in September and for him, because he wasn’t in the best mood, certainly. You are then free to have debates, controversies, it is not my responsibility. You have your freedom, even if at times it is very far from reality. I told you when I made the list, we cannot say that there is the most serene environment in the French team. This is not ideal. You make do with what you can interpret, but you don’t have all the elements. »
As for the fresh behavior of the Lille public towards the star of the French team, criticized during his visit with the White House recently in the Champions League, Didier Deschamps sees no problem, no reason for questioning . “
Will Lille supporters applaud him because he is French? He comes with another jersey. You make the link with the French team. This is an interpretation… »
