Is there a problem between the France team and Kylian Mbappé? In an interview given to Le Parisien, Philippe Diallo, president of the FFF, responds.
At the October rally, Kylian Mbappé refused his call-up to the French team in order to rest following an injury. In the end, he played 71 minutes of the last match before the break and then found himself at the heart of a scandal following a trip to Sweden. Enough to cause a lot of ink to flow. For the November gathering, his absence this time is due to the decision of Didier Deschamps. If his explanations are not unanimous, the French coach can nevertheless count on the support of Philippe Diallo. The president of the French Football Federation reassures, Kylian Mbappé still loves the France team as much.
“Kylian Mbappé is a lover of the France team”, Philippe Diallo reassures
In an interview with Le Parisien, Philippe Diallo returned to a whole bunch of subjects closely linked to the French team and its news. Questions about the current situation of Kylian Mbappé, captain of the Blues for more than two years, were naturally asked. First of all, he mentioned the current context of the player who is out of fuel. “ Kylian is one of the best players in the world. He is going through a slightly more delicate period. the wish of all football lovers is that he gets out as quickly as possible, that he once again becomes the player who made us dream in 2018 and 2022, that he returns to the Blues, the captain's armband , and that it takes us towards the 2026 World Cup and the search for a third star », First explains Diallo.
His involvement in the French team criticized, Kylian Mbappé can still count on his president. Philippe Diallo assures us: the Bondynois is still a lover of the Blues. “ I want to immediately dispel this idea: every time I spoke with him, I always saw in Kylian a lover of the France team, respectful of the jersey he wears. I have no doubt about his full involvement, nor about his behavior as captain and towards the group. It can happen that he feels a little less well, and the only wish I have is that he returns to his place as quickly as possible, at the head of the French team. », concludes the president of the 3F. During this new truce without Kylian Mbappé, the Blues host Israel and travel to Italy for the last two meetings of the group stage of the League of Nations. And with a new captain they will have to stock up on points to avoid another disappointment.
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