French team: Didier Deschamps puts Kylian Mbappé offside for matches against Israel and Italy

Didier Deschamps did not call up his captain Kylian Mbappé in the French team group (EDF) for the Nations League matches in November (France-Israel on November 14 and Italy-France on November 17). “It’s better this way! »declared the coach on Thursday.

Although he assured that this decision was not linked to “extra-sporting problems” from his captain, some doubts remain as does the fact that the coach by this non-summoning perhaps also wanted to send a message to the Madrilenian in order to make him understand that the EDF was not a Spanish inn. We don't come or come as we want!

Cascading controversies

As a reminder, Mbappé had already missed the October rally, on the pretext that he was injured in his left thigh, which did not prevent him from playing with Real Madrid afterwards. This first failure to comply with the call had triggered a first controversy.

Controversy which took on greater proportions a few days later with the player's escapade in Sweden and the revelations of the local press on the opening of an investigation for rape which would target, according to the daily newspapers The evening paper et The Expressthe attacker while the France team played a Nations League match in Hungary against Israel (4-1). To date, the investigation is ongoing and the Swedish police and courts have still not indicated whether Kylian Mbappé was indeed the person accused.

Only one goal for over a month

Regardless, on Thursday the coach reaffirmed that “extra-sporting problems do not come into play… from the moment the presumption of innocence exists and must exist”. So what are we talking about? No doubt also from a Mbappé completely off the mark sportingly.

The Bondynois who arrived this summer at Real Madrid has only scored one goal for more than a month and he has gone through two big games lost against Barça (4-0) and AC Milan in quick succession. (3-1), both times at home at the Santiago-Bernabeu. In selection, the results are just as catastrophic. He went through the Euro like a pale image of himself. He has only scored one goal in his last eight caps.

Mediatically and sportingly, the results are therefore not good. But what can we say about his relationship with Didier Deschamps, the one who gave him the keys to the blue truck and who today seems to be biting his fingers. Haven't the wishes and diktats of the ex-PSG star tested the coach's patience? Isn't Antoine Griezmann's departure from the France club linked to the place taken by Mbappé within the France team?

So many questions that the coach did not want to answer. “I don’t want to get into an argument that leads to interpretations. I can't tell you more.”explained the coach before adding: “I take responsibility for this decision. »