“It will leave traces” in the locker room, assures Rothen

On RMC, Jérôme Rothen believes that the non-calling of Mbappé for the next gathering of the France team will not be easily digested by the Blues locker room. According to our consultant, a return as if nothing had happened in March “will not be accepted”.

A real earthquake shook French football shortly after 2 p.m. this Thursday when Didier Deschamps' list was announced. Not called up for the Nations League matches against Israel (Thursday November 14) and Italy (Sunday November 17), Kylian Mbappé will miss a second consecutive rally, having already withdrawn from the October international window.

In front of the press, Didier Deschamps assured that the Real Madrid striker “wanted to come”. The coach said he made this decision “because it’s better that way”, without going into details.

Larqué: “Deschamps fired him”

“Within the group, the fact that it was Didier who made this decision not to call Kylian Mbappé, that will leave its mark,” said Jérôme Rothen in the Rothen show is on firethis Thursday on RMC. “How can you explain to your group that your leader, your captain, did not come because he had to be protected? And that in March, he is the one who will represent the group? No, that, It's impossible. It won't be accepted in the locker room.

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In Rothen ignites, Jean-Michel Larqué estimated that “Didier Deschamps simply and cleanly fired Mbappé from the France team”. “He fired him. And he fired him, not by taking pretexts or winding paths to explain. He fired him by sending back to Mbappé what Mbappé had said during his last crime. He had said “I don't want to come to protect myself.” Well, my little Mbappé, for the rally, you're not going to come because you're going to rest and protect yourself. It's a wonderful turnaround,” concluded. Jean-Michel Larqué.