Deschamps formalizes the captaincy of Kanté and puts a layer on Mbappé

The Blues are back, and so are the press conferences! On the eve of a special match against Israel in the Nations League at the Stade de France, Didier Deschamps, the national coach, appeared in front of journalists for his traditional speech. The opportunity for him to address the various hot topics of the moment, starting with the captain's armband. And unsurprisingly, it will be N’Golo Kanté: “Yes, NG will be captain. He has an experience. He's not someone who will speak up a lot, but there are other forms of leadership..”

Kanté will indeed be the captain of the Blues!

He then continued: “Because of what he does on the pitch but he also has all the recognition of the group. He has always been an important leader for several years. But knowing him well, that won't change his way of being or behaving.” he explained before concluding once again on the absence of Kylian Mbappé: “I have a match tomorrow, I have 23 players. Leave Kylian alone, please.”

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