Difficult, if not impossible, to escape. Despite the successful entry of the Blues against Austria at the Euro (1-0), despite the concern and questions around Kylian Mbappé, there is still a place for a political question during the press conferences of the ‘French team. The legislative elections are approaching (June 30 – July 7) and on Wednesday, Adrien Rabiot did not escape it.
“It’s important in the sense that we represent the French team, it’s the future of France that is at stake. It’s a very important subject, even a burning one,” first recognized the Juventus midfielder. But the rest of his response contrasted with those of some of his partners. Because where Marcus Thuram had positioned himself against the National Rally, where Kylian Mbappé had called for blockades “at the extremes”, the former Parisian only gave him one instruction: that of going to vote.
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“Everyone has their beliefs. We simply want to tell people to go and vote. You must not let others choose for you. My opinion is that everyone is free to vote according to their beliefs. I am not going to give you my vote but we are in a democracy, we must accept it. Whoever gets the most votes, the people will have chosen it.
Beyond everyone’s convictions, the place to be given to this subject during the Euro is not seen in the same way by everyone. Before the Blues entered the fray, Mbappé believed that the elections were more important than a football match. Rabiot would obviously like to turn the page as quickly as possible.
“We shouldn’t be too distracted by this story in the group either, we have a competition, our problems inside, which are not less. If we could leave that aside, that would be good.” While a collective communication from the Blues is expected, it will be interesting to see what its nature will be. And the message.
