Irreproachable on the pitch, Kylian Mbappé was unable to escape some criticism at the start of the week.
Author of an XXL performance against the Netherlands (2-1), Kylian Mbappé remained silent during this international gathering. A surprising choice on the part of the captain of the France team. While it should be remembered that the striker was in mourning, some journalists would have liked to see him appear alongside Didier Deschamps at a press conference.
“It’s still quite easy for him and for the press officer of the French team to say: ‘here we are talking about the French team and not PSG’, launched Stéphane Guy on RMC. That he is perhaps less comfortable with his position following the death of young Nahel, and that he has less desire to intervene on other subjects… However, we must not trivialize a qualification. The French team achieves its objective. So for him not to come and introduce himself to the press is not normal. The captain of the French football team is a public function. So somewhere, he has the constraint to express himself. »
Same story with Daniel Riolo, still on RMC. “ He wants to be the boss on and off the field. It’s not for nothing that Deschamps took stock a few days ago, with the basic message: ‘he’s the boss everywhere, but he doesn’t want to be the boss in front of you’. We were complaining about Hugo Lloris’ press conferences – he’s really the anesthetist… So Mbappé, who speaks well, who has a good analysis, we thought it would finally be better. So I find that part of its mission is missing.“
