“We’ll see on the ground tomorrow”

A match always awaited. This Monday evening, the French team is indeed traveling to Brussels as part of the fourth day of the Nations League to face Belgium. If the biggest stars of the two neighboring nations are absent, this duel still unleashes passions. Present at a pre-match press conference this Sunday, Aurélien Tchouaméni made the rounds of the Blues news after reacting to the latest controversy concerning Kylian Mbappé.

The captaincy:

“Not much has changed in my position in the group since I became captain. But I feel confidence from the group and from the coach. From the moment I knew that I would be captain for the first and second matches , it was a lot of pride.”

Belgium:

“I saw the match in Lyon, great performance from the guys who knew how to do things after the defeat against Italy. We know that there is always a little animosity with Belgium, but we must continue on our dynamic. We know the objective.”

The rivalry:

“We talked about it a little among ourselves, we had quite a few matches against the Belgians. Sometimes we hear two or three little things from a few players in the media too… We’ll see on the pitch tomorrow.”

The good series against the Belgians:

“Psychological advantage? I don’t think so. It doesn’t matter if we won or lost the last ten matches, each match has its story. We want to continue this winning streak.”

The absence of Kévin de Bruyne:

“It’s obviously different. He’s one of the best players in Belgian history. If he’s not there, it’s definitely going to change something for us and for them. But there will be someone to replace him ” he confided in comments transcribed by our colleagues at RMC Sport.