Following the successful 2022, Mbappe is about to be trusted with the highest responsibility of his playing career for France.
Returning from the 2022 World Cup, Mbappe is definitely one of the most noticed names with an outstanding performance. The PSG striker scored 8 goals in 7 matches and won the title of top scorer and broke a series of tournament records. At the age of 24, Mbappe is expected to reach many peaks in his career.
According to the French press, Mbappe will still be the locomotive as well as the center of all plans of the French team in the future. That includes the idea of giving the captain’s armband to the striker born in 1998.
On December 20, the leading French newspaper L’Équipe said that the French Football Federation (FFF) seriously considered giving Mbappe the captain’s armband of Les Bleus when captain Hugo Lloris retired. team. And yesterday, January 9, the 36-year-old goalkeeper officially said goodbye to the national team to reassign the responsibility to the younger juniors.
This is said to be the right time to transfer the role to the new generation of France, and Mbappe is the brightest star among them. This can be said to be the highest responsibility in the career of the PSG star, but it is completely worth it.
Up to now, Mbappe has 66 caps for France, scoring 36 goals, 12 of which were at the World Cup and won the world championship at the age of 19. The achievement is too impressive for a player who is just new. turn 24 years old.
Mbappe has also shown the ability to carry the team at the last World Cup, especially in the final against Argentina. Here, No. 10 had a hat-trick in the context that Les Bleus seemed to have broken the match, then revived the team spirit and only stopped in the penalty shootout.
In addition to Mbappe, some other veteran stars like Varane or Griezmann are also good candidates for the captaincy of the French team. In particular, MU’s central defender is considered better because he has held the position of vice captain for a long time, as well as often wears the captain’s armband when Lloris is absent. The new leader of Les Bleus will lead his teammates towards the immediate goal of qualifying for and winning Euro 2024.