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Passionate about football since a young age, becoming a sports journalist quickly became obvious to Hugo. He would later discover a love for the NBA, before exploring other horizons such as Formula 1 and the NFL.
Even when he is not there, Kylian Mbappé is talked about a lot in the France team. In October, the captain of the Blues missed the rally due to a thigh injury, while he started the previous weekend with Real Madrid. If Didier Deschamps assured that his absence in November was not a sanction, he would still have little appreciated this episode.
After the disappointing draw betweenFrench team et Israel last Thursday (0-0), Didier Deschamps was again challenged on the absence of Kylian Mbappé. « Do you want to follow up with me? He's not here, so I'll tell you what I already said. Leave him alone. I said what I had to say. Sometimes it's good not to say too much », declared the coach of the Bluesaffirming that his choice not to summon him was not a sanction linked to his absence in October.
“There is no sanction”
« There is no sanction. It's factual. He is in a complicated situation, I am behind him. He is going through what is not the happiest period of his career. Despite everything, he wanted to come. I think it's better for him right now. Everyone has the right to have a complicated period. There is the physical aspect, the psychological aspect too. There are constantly interpretations, whether I speak or not. So I am careful to weigh my words. Either I say something or I don't say anything. I didn't say anything but I'm not going to get into debates », added Didier Deschamps.
“It’s an event that Didier Deschamps did not appreciate”
However, according to the journalist Fabrice Hawkins, Didier Deschamps would still have little appreciated that Kylian Mbappé don't come French team during the previous gathering: “ Is there really a Kylian Mbappé problem? Obviously, since the coach does not give these explanations, we try to look for them. It could be a sanction first of all, since we remember the episode in October where Didier Deschamps wanted to summon Kylian Mbappé. He didn't do it since he was told he was injured. Then finally, we found the 2018 world champion Kylian Mbappé running two days later on the Real Madrid pitch. It's an event that Didier Deschamps did not appreciate “, he declared on the set of BFMTV.
