Kylian Mbappé, the worrying declaration

For the second time in a row, Kylian Mbappé was not called up to the France team. A decision that Didier Deschamps did not wish to detail when unveiling his list for the matches against Israel (0-0) and Italy this Sunday evening. But little by little, the French coach says more about the reasons which pushed him not to call up his captain.

During his appearance on Téléfoot this Sunday morning, Didier Deschamps was invited to return to
the case of the Real Madrid strikerwho would have low morale. Some even talk about depression. “DD” confirmed that his player was “ in a complicated situation, yes. »

Deschamps on Mbappé: “He is having a complicated period”

“I'm not taking away what he did and he is supposed to find everything he was able to do very well, even if he too was less effective in 2024confided the ex-Juve coach. Will we see him again at his 2022 level one day? There is no reason not to think so. And I want it as quickly as possible. I don't see why he wouldn't come back, he's having a complicated, more difficult time, but he has everything to do again what he's already done. »

Deschamps then raised the issue of mental health among players, who no longer hesitate to speak about it publicly. “ A footballer is a human being. The environment is different, because there is an exhibition todayhe stressed. Every time you have to, you have to, you have to. And then sometimes, it doesn't respond or it responds less well. There may be a psychological state…. Going as far as depression, I don't know, but a psychological state that is fragile. It'sis the head that controls the legs. »