PSG and France superstar Kylian Mbappe recently made a move to defend a legend of Les Bleus that he admires.
Recently, the French Football Federation (FFF) has announced a contract extension with coach Didier Deschamps until 2026 . This is thanks to the achievement of leading Les Bleus to the final of the World Cup 2022, allowing him to continue to hold power at the next two major tournaments, Euro 2024 and World Cup 2026.
This move also puts an end to speculation that Zinedine Zidane will be the new captain of France. The legendary Les Bleus has not led a team since leaving Real Madrid in the summer of 2021, even turning down many invitations from national teams such as Brazil, USA or Portugal just to wait for the opportunity to sit in the hot seat of the national team. France. But now, Zizou’s plan has fallen through.
It would not be controversial if the FFF president did not make shocking statements about Zidane recently. On the air of RMC Sport, the head of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Graet, expressed his opinion that the former Real coach may have led Brazil as well as the idea of succeeding Deschamps in a rather negative way.
“Zidane went to Brazil? I don’t care. He can go anywhere, a club or a national team. He can do whatever he wants, none of my business. We never met. Did he try to contact me? Definitely not. Even if I called, I wouldn’t pick up. We never considered breaking up with Didier.” Noel Le Graet said.
Le Graet’s statement immediately received a wave of fierce criticism from French public opinion. They considered it shameful words and showed a lack of respect for Zizou.
Disgruntled with the poor treatment of the once-legendary of his country, France’s No. 1 star Kylian Mbappe recently posted on a forum to show support for Zidane and against Mr. Le Graet – despite This person is currently his highest boss in the national team.
“Zidane is as great as France. You mustn’t show disrespect to a legend like that.” Mbappe writes publicly on Twitter.
The reason Mbappe openly expressed such displeasure is because he has a very good relationship with Zidane, as a junior and senior at the France team. In addition, the PSG striker also admires Zizou and is said to have made a condition with PSG to bring him back to lead the new extension.
However, now Mbappe will have to wait a little longer to work with Zidane. For his part, some sources in Madrid said that
the Los Blancos legend will definitely return to coaching this year. The next stop may be a club that helps Zidane conquer more heights while waiting for the opportunity in the French team.
Mbappe’s top personal technique shown in PSG shirt (source: One Football)
