When two legends of the Blues disagree… During a recent interview given to The TeamMichel Platini presented his point of view on the mental health of footballers and the criticism or insults to which they may be subject, particularly with the emergence of social networks.
“They chose this path and now they must take responsibility”estimated the former number 10 of the Blues, before adding: “These are the consequences of notoriety, of glory, of money. If they don’t take responsibility, they should do something else. »
A clear opinion that Kylian Mbappé does not share. The Real Madrid striker responded to the triple French Ballon d’Or during his interview given to France Football. “ He lived in a different era. I can’t judge it and I don’t know if I would have been able to play it.”first recalled the “Kyk’s”.
Mbappé: “There are things we have to accept, others we don’t”
And to continue: “It’s his point of view, I can’t criticize it, because it’s the one he has in relation to his experience as a player in the 1970s and 1980s. It was another football, another sport, another profession, another society, a different world. I think there are things we have to accept, others we don’t and which are non-negotiable. »
As an example, Kylian Mbappé returned to the racist comments he was the target of by a Paraguayan senator after the round of 16 of the World Cup between France and Paraguay. Attacks, which, obviously, no one can accept.
“I had the support of the government in Paraguay. I had the support of the president (Emmanuel Macron), with whom I was in contact, and of all the authorities. We were talking about what Michel Platini said, that we had to accept everything. There you go, these things, I do not accept them, proclaimed the former Parisian. And I have no problem highlighting that in 2026, we have people in important positions who are nevertheless of rare incompetence. We will always have the energy to fight this. » The message got through.
