Jérôme Rothen made a tackle on Didier Deschamps regarding his choice to name Kylian Mbappé captain of the Blues instead of Antoine Griezmann.
With the announcement of the international retirements of Hugo Lloris and Raphaël Varane at the end of the 2022 World Cup, Didier Deschamps had to appoint a new captain. And the coach finally decided to entrust the armband to Kylian Mbappé at the expense of Antoine Griezmann. A decision that continues to cause discussion.
On the airwaves of RMC, Jérôme Rothen denounced a choice ” policy “. “The armband he gave to Kylian Mbappé is a political armband, and that bothers me a little,” lamented the former Parisian.
“He became a top 10 player in the world again”
Jérôme Rothen then made his mea-culpa about the Atlético Madrid striker, with whom he has not been kind in recent years. “Please know that I am not going back on what I said 2 years ago, 3 years ago, 4 years ago, he was below that level. Already in relation to the choice of club because at Barcelona, things were not going well, and that translates into stats which are not good compared to what Antoine Griezmann was used to doing at Atlético de Madrid. Afterwards, he came back (…) and it was complicated the first year”Rothen recalled.
And to add: “Since this World Cup (…), I have found Antoine Grizemann higher up on the pitch, decisive, he scores goals, but what do you want me to say. I just say well done, for having questioned himself after complicated years, today, he has once again become a player among the 10 best in the world. And is it serious to say that today compared to before when I said the opposite? But no, it’s just recognizing it. »
