This Thursday afternoon, Didier Deschamps did not mention the name of Kylian Mbappé when he announced his list for the next gathering of the France team. Present at a press conference, the Blues coach revealed that he had spoken with his captain, who wanted to be present to face Israel and Italy.
While the team of France confront Israel and theItaly in November (the 14th and 17th), Didier Deschamps announced his list of players called up this Thursday afternoon. To everyone's surprise, the coach of the team France decided to do without the services of Kylian Mbappé. And yet, the captain of Blues wanted to be part of it, as confessed Didier Deschamps at a press conference.
“Mbappé wanted to come”
“I had several exchanges with him. I thought about it and made this decision about this gathering. I think it's better like this. I'm not going to argue. What I can tell you, two things: Kylian wanted to come, and it's not the extra-sporting problems that come into play from the moment the presumption of innocence exists. It’s a timely choice for this gathering with the two matches that await us”confided Didier Deschampsbefore adding a layer.
“We may not agree on everything”
“We may not agree on everything. These are discussions that I can have with the players. I'm not here for players to tell me that I'm the prettiest and the best. I listen. I have always benefited from these discussions, whether individual or collective, by protecting all the players. This is why I can have a lot of discussions that can go beyond the purely field sphere, because they know very well that we know who spoke if something comes out. These exchanges are important to me. With hindsight, tranquility, as much lucidity as possible, I make the decisions that seem to me to be the best”clarified Didier Deschampsthe French coach.
