It’s a tenure that will get people talking. Thursday, Didier Deschamps chose to do without the services of his captain Kylian Mbappé for the Nations League matches against Israel (October 10) and Belgium (October 14). The reason? “I’m not here to take risks“, said the boss of the Blues, referring to the problem with his star striker’s thigh. 48 hours later, the former Parisian finally started with Real Madrid to face Villarreal this Saturday in La Liga.
Thursday at a press conference, Deschamps nevertheless explained that he was playing caution with Kylian Mbappé, victim of a muscular injury to his left thigh last week but returned faster than expected to challenge Lille in the Champions League. “He has a problem which is not serious but which requires treatment to recover properly. had launched DD again. But obviously, this is not a problem for Real who are counting on their new star player for their last match before the break.
On Friday, Carlo Ancelotti had already been very reassuring. “Mbappé had a problem which seems resolved, but not yet 100%, even if he trained normally“, explained the Madrid coach at a press conference on Friday. And on Saturday, he started it from the start, which says a lot about his physical state. This tenure in any case gives reason to question Deschamps’ decision to do without his captain, when the latter had seemed more distant than usual in Blue, in September during the last gathering.
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