Griezmann questioned Mbappé’s captaincy in the French National Team: “It took me two days to digest it”

antoine griezman contributed his initial disgust at the decision to didier deschamps in giving him the captaincy of the France national team to kylian mbappe and not him after the retirement of Hugo Lloris.

“It was difficult… Difficult… I took a day or two to digest it. Now, totally with Mbappé. With Kylian, there are no worries. It is a pleasure to play with him and for him. He knows we need him, like in the World Cup. What he did in the final…it’s not normal. He has this level to win it all and It’s up to us to put him in the best conditions so that he can lift his first trophy as captain of the French team.“, confessed the Atlético de Madrid footballer in dialogue with PhoneI,

In March, Deschamps explained why he made the decision in favor of Mbappé over Griezmann and he left more doubts than he cleared up at the time by opting for the young PSG star to lead the new era in the blues scam gray to be its sub-captain.

“Kylian meets all the requirements to have this responsibility. In the field as in group life, it is a unifying element. Kylian fulfills all the requirements to have this additional responsibility”, said the DT.

“But, on the other hand, it doesn’t go against Antoine (Griezmann), that he has always been an important player, even in difficult moments, where he was also criticized. He will also have the responsibility of vice-captain, with other players surely to make the link, to be a unifier in the group. The link with the coaching staff, with me in the exchanges, then also with the institution and the new president of the Federation Philippe Diallo”, concluded Deschamps.

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