Present at a press conference for the traditional press point for the players of the French team, Ibrahima Konaté estimated that he was one of the four leaders of the group in the absence of Kylian Mbappé. An outing which does not amuse Jérôme Rothen and Jean-Michel Larqué.
After his notable arrival at Clairefontaine at the start of the week, Ibrahima Konaté continued. This Tuesday, the Liverpool central defender appeared in front of journalists and was questioned about the leaders of the Blues following the announcement of Griezmann’s international retirement and the absence of Kylian Mbappé during this gathering. According to him, Maignan, Koundé, Tchouaméni and Konaté himself are natural leaders and are applying to be interim captain of France in the next two matches. An outing that did not please Jérôme Rothen. In the show Rothen s’ignée, the former Blues player does not validate Konaté’s profile as a player eligible for the armband: “Apart from Maignan who has shown a lot of qualities, and who is automatically a leader of this French team, the other names are scary. What I find incredible, and that’s why Deschamps lost power in the locker room and in the relationship with the new generation, is that the guy didn’t play a minute in the Euro and he been downgraded in club and selection, and he dares to put himself forward. How can Deschamps accept this? »he asked himself on the airwaves of RMC.
Disappointed not kindly with the exit of Konaté
An analysis which is shared by Jean-Michel Larqué. The former Greens and France player was also not reassured by the exit of the player trained at Sochaux and also passed through Leipzig before joining the Reds in 2021: “It’s a terrible speech. This reminds me of the election in a steering committee where the vice-president, who was going to be elected, voted for himself. It’s exactly the same thing. It’s a question of ethics. How does Ibrahima Konaté have any legitimacy to be the captain of the French team? I hope that everyone is respected, that everyone respects each other. He does not play for a big club since he is a substitute, and he does not play for the French team. He would be listened to while being on the sidelines? I am absolutely stunned“, he blurted. The one who has 17 caps with the tricolor tunic will have to show what he is worth on the pitch. In the absence of Dayot Upamecano due to injury, he will have a card to play alongside William Saliba. He will thus be able to prove that he is not there by chance and that he has the level to earn his place.
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