Favored by former captain and coach, Mbappe is expected to become the new captain of the French national team

2023-03-21 16:04

Favored by former captain and coach, Mbappe is expected to become the new captain of the French national team


The French national team will face the Dutch team at home this Saturday to start the 2024 European Cup qualifiers, and coach Didier Deschamps talked about the identity of the new captain of the French team at a press conference.


When Deschamps responded to reporters' inquiries last week, he bluntly stated that the 24-year-old striker Kylian Mbappe is undoubtedly one of the candidates for the new national team captain and will spend a few days this week with the team. Discuss with relevant players.


Deschamps believes that Mbappe , as the vice-captain, has the qualities that a French player should have. At the same time, Mbappe is excellent in communication. He bluntly said that Mbappe's communication ability can be competent for the French captain, so there is no need to worry about this issue. However, Deschamps did not confirm whether Mbappe will be the new captain.


The reason why the French team needs a new captain is that Hugo Lloris, the 36-year-old goalkeeper and captain, announced his retirement from the French team after the World Cup in Qatar, so the French team needs a new captain to lead the team to the upcoming Saturday. International competitions.


Favored by former captain and coach, Mbappe is expected to become the new captain of the French national team


And the former captain of the French team, Lloris, strongly recommended Mbappe in an interview last week. He said that Mbappe has not only become stronger in all aspects on and off the court, but even in the operation of the locker room. , is an excellent candidate to succeed the captain of the French team.


Mbappe has now played 66 international matches on behalf of the French team, and he is also the main contributor to the French team winning the World Cup in 2018. At the same time, he also performed a hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar, almost allowing the French team to defend the title The biggest hero of the championship. Although the French team eventually lost to Argentina in the final penalty shootout and won the World Cup runner-up, Mbappe's performance contributed a lot and won the world's affirmation and won the Golden Boot.


It is worth mentioning that Mbappe, who is the captain of the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) club, had a sluggish performance in yesterday's Ligue 1 and missed 2 chances to score goals, and finally lost to Rennes 2-0.


Favored by former captain and coach, Mbappe is expected to become the new captain of the French national team


In this regard, France coach Didier Deschamps said that when deciding to let Mbappe replace Lloris, he will not take his recent performance as club captain into consideration. Didier Deschamps added, "Whether it's Mbappe's situation or any player, their situation at club level is not the same as his situation with the national team, so it's not a consideration or a way for me to make a choice."


Deschamps believes, "The responsibility of each captain may be the same, but they all have different forms or rather possibilities, but the players are more or less expressive. Therefore, I do not intend to explore these details. To make a choice, then you have to take into account the possible situations with the club and the players, which is not my daily job."


According to the "Team Daily" news today, Mbappe has taken over as the new captain of the French team, while the 32-year-old striker Antoine Griezmann will serve as the vice-captain. However, the French Football Association has not yet announced the news. Coach Didier Deschamps is likely to announce the identity of the new captain the day before the 2024 European Cup qualifier against the Netherlands this Saturday.