Barely 24 hours before the French team’s second match against the Netherlands, the suspense is still total. Present at a press conference this Thursday evening, neither Antoine Griezmann nor Didier Deschamps gave any real clues about the presence, or not, of Kylian Mbappé for this meeting.
Hit in the nose on Monday after a violent shock against Austria, the captain of the Blues appeared in training on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the collective session. He should test his mask this Thursday evening during the last session. His package is therefore absolutely not confirmed, as some media reported at the start of the week. Which does not mean that he will have playing time against the Oranje.
“Everything is going in the right direction after this major shockassured Didier Deschamps to the press. It’s moving in the right direction to ensure that it can be available on Friday.” Of the DD in the text. Griezmann did not say much more: “He is doing very well, his nose has deflatedslipped the Atlético player. We will see until the last moment, depending on his feelings.”
The coach of the France team even seemed a little annoyed, at the end of the exercise, when one of our colleagues asked him a question concerning the mask that the new Real Madrid player will have to wear. “What is certain is that he will have to wear one“, he retorted dryly. The cards are always face down.
