Invited to a press conference on Monday, Didier Deschamps spoke about his relationship with Kylian Mbappé, to whom he recently entrusted the captain’s armband of the France team.
After the announcement of the international retirements of Hugo Lloris and Raphaël Varane at the end of the 2022 World Cup, Didier Deschamps had to find a new captain. And it was Kylian Mbappé who was chosen by the tricolor coach to play this role, which could also have gone to Antoine Griezmann, finally appointed vice-captain.
Passing in front of the media this Monday, three days before the match of the Blues counting for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Ireland, at the Parc des Princes, Didier Deschamps was invited to speak about his relationship with Kylian Mbappé . And obviously, it’s the perfect harmony between the two men.
“Kylian has this legitimacy in relation to the group”
“Perfect marriage? I’m not married to him (smiles)”first dropped an amused Didier Deschamps, and added: ” It’s going very well. The armband is an additional responsibility for him. It takes up a lot of space but it’s not there to take up all the space. He knows what I expect of him. It’s not a burden for him. Kylian has this legitimacy in relation to the group. »
As a reminder, after Ireland, the Blues will travel to Germany to play a friendly match on Tuesday 12 September.
