A possible friction between Mbappé vs Griezmann due to Didier Deschamps’ selection for choosing the PSG striker as France captain; Konate opted
konate opened the game on the dispute between Mbappe x Griezmann by the captaincy of France. During the morning of this Tuesday, 21, Didier Deschamps announced that the striker PSG would take the place of Lloris and would be captain of Les Bleus. Meanwhile, the newspaper “L’Equipe” reported that the star of the Madrid’s athletic would have been bothered by the decision of the current coach of the French national team.
In an interview for “Eurosport”, Konaté commented on this ‘dispute’ between Mbappé x Griezmann and warned that choosing the PSG striker was the best option. The Liverpool defender believes that the star will represent the entire squad in a unique way and deserves the post in terms of what he does on and off the pitch.
“It’s the coach who decides, but I’m very happy. Honestly, Kylian Mbappé deserves this […] for what he did in the World Cup, and with PSG , he recognized the colossus of Liverpool. He is a very good leader on and off the field. I wish him the best and he will be a very good captain“, said the defender about the new captain of France.
In addition, Konaté was asked about Griezmann’s possible irritation with the choice of Didier Deschamps. According to “L’Equipe”, he even considered leaving France after Mbappé took over the captaincy of France: “I read this (that he would be disappointed he wasn’t made captain) but I didn’t see him relaxing. Also, today is his birthday.“.
Understand more about the controversy between Griezmann and Mbappé for the captaincy of the French national team!
Didier Deschamps sparked controversy between Mbappe It is Griezmann in France. The coach of the national team would have opted for the shirt number 10 of the ‘Bleus’ to be the captain of the cast instead of the veteran, which caused discomfort backstage, shortly before the team took to the field at the weekend of Qualifiers in euro cup.
Griezmann believed he was the right player to take the armband in place of Hugo Lloris, according to information from the newspaper “L’Equipe”. Still according to the vehicle, the attacker of the Madrid’s athletic he would be irritated with Deschamps’ decision and, to make matters worse for the coach, he is considering leaving the French national team.
Source: sportbuzz
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