At the heart of the controversy since the start of the fall, Kylian Mbappé must no longer be captain of the France team, for Jérôme Rothen.
Kylian Mbappé is undoubtedly eager to move into the new year. 2024 will have felt like an annus horribilis for the French world champion. Consequence of his stormy departure from PSG, a Euro marked by a nose injury and an inglorious elimination in the semi-final and a complicated debut with Real Madrid, to say the least.
Above all, the autumn gave rise to a terrible sequence with his refusal to come to the October rally, his escapade to Stockholm concluded by a rape complaint then his non-selection for the two November matches. Enough to call into question his status with the Blues and according to Jérôme Rothen, the Bondynois no longer has the makings of a captain of the France team.
“We have to take the armband off him”
“I think that with everything that has happened in recent months, where you see someone who is having difficulty managing a lot of things both in his personal and professional life and since we have to leave him alone , the armband must be removed. It forces him to do things that don't suit him.” he confided to the microphone of RMC.
“I think it totally takes away from his performance on the field. This is why his performances since the World Cup have been very poor, he continued.
To restore tranquility, you have all the cards in hand Didier. This is exactly what needs to be done. In addition, there are several players who have leadership in them. »
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