Axel Allag, Media365, published on Friday November 8, 2024 at 8:00 p.m.
Already wearing the armband last September against Belgium (2-0), N'Golo Kanté could once again be the captain of the Blues during the November rally, according to Le Parisien.
It could be him. In this month of November, Didier Deschamps will once again have to decide the identity of the captain's armband wearer(s) of the France team. And for good reason, in view of the matches against Israel (Thursday November 14) and Italy (Sunday November 17), there will be no Kylian Mbappé, usual captain, nor Aurélien Tchouaméni, default vice-captain for this rally due to a sprained left ankle. “You will know on Thursday or perhaps Wednesday if I decide to send the captain to a press conference, because it is not an obligation. It will not be Tchouaméni, since he is injured. This will also allow through this gathering, to make other players a little more responsible and maintain a dynamic momentum,” the national coach said Thursday at a press conference.
Kanté, an important element for Deschamps
Before the gathering which will begin on Monday at the INF Clairefontaine, several of them claim to possibly wear the armband. Our colleagues from RMC cite in particular the names of Ibrahima Konaté and Jules Koundé but also that of N'Golo Kanté, who could again wear the armband according to Le Parisien. Mike Maignan seems to be starting from afar and the Al-Ittihad midfielder, with his 63 caps and his experience with the Blues, could be a logical solution in this theme of the captain's armband. On September 9, during the match against Belgium in the Nations League in Lyon (2-0), he had already worn the armband while Kylian Mbappé had started the match on the substitutes' bench.
Important in the eyes of Didier Deschamps, and absent during the October rally due to injury 'NG' has a “certain experience” according to the national coach who valued this quality for a returning Adrien Rabiot. Now all we have to do is wait to decide on the theme of captaincy.
