The Blues coach, Didier Deschamps, made the big decision not to summon Kylian Mbappé for the November gathering. According to him, the captain of the France team had even expressed the wish to reunite with the group, a month after his much-discussed absence. But the real reasons for this non-summoning have been revealed…
November 14th, the French team will face Israel at the Stade de France before going to play in Italy on the 17th. A series of matches which will again be played without Kylian Mbappéwhich was not called by Didier Deschamps. An absence which again raises a lot of questions, especially because the coach admitted that Mbappé wanted to be part of the group this month…
Mbappé not called up because of his level?
In his responses to journalists, Didier Deschamps explained his choice not to select Kylian Mbappé : « 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. » He also mentioned his complicated start to the season, but this does not seem to be an admissible argument, Randal First Class appearing in the list.
Mbappé's start to the season serves as an excuse for Deschamps?
« 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 one-off choice for this gathering with the two matches that await us », continued the coach of the Blues. According to The Parisian, Deschamps would not ignore the mental load that has surrounded his player since the start of the season. His arrival at Real Madridthe conflict with the PSG and obviously the investigation into a rape are of course part of the arguments which would have pushed Didier Deschamps not to select it…
