After this France-Israel at the Stade de France, which ended in a sad goalless draw (0-0), there was overall little to say and analyze. So in the post-match, on TF1, Didier Deschamps was questioned on a completely different subject: the absence of Kylian Mbappé, who was not selected for this November gathering.
Didier Deschamps explained this, while remaining vague, at a press conference when his list was announced. “You want to get back to me on that? », he reacted after the match, visibly annoyed, when this question arrived. “Leave him alone. I said what I had to say. Sometimes it’s good to say more, sometimes it’s good not to say too much too. »
Relaunched by Bixente Lizarazu, the coach ended up saying: “There is no sanction”, before recognizing that the Real Madrid player was going through a mentally complicated period. “It is factual that he is in a complicated situation. I’m behind him. He is going through a period that is not the happiest of his career. He wanted to come, I repeat. But I think it’s better right now for him. “.
“Everyone has the right to have a complicated period, there is the physical and psychological aspect,” continued Deschamps. There are constantly interpretations, whether I speak or not. I am careful to weigh my words, but I do not want to fuel debates that lead to nothing. He’s not here. »
The Blues will play this Sunday in Italy, once again without their captain, and will not meet again until March for the next meeting. By then, the situation of the captain of the Blues will have had plenty of time to change, both on and off the field.
