Despite the undoubted triumphs achieved, the French national team led by the talented Didier Deschamps found itself faced with internal frictions which raised concerns.
Didier Deschamps: an exceptional career and group cohesion
Didier Deschamps’ mandate as coach of the French football team is remarkable both in terms of results and group cohesion. Indeed, he won a world champion title, a European championship final and another World Cup final. In addition to these successes, Deschamps has managed to preserve great harmony within the national team over the years, which is a real feat. However, some tensions still emerged during his mandate.
Tensions between Mbappé and certain team executives
Last Monday, the documentary “Kylian Mbappé, extraordinary: episode III” was broadcast on La Chaîne L’Équipe. This report traces the extraordinary story of the Bondy prodigy and highlights the reasons for the minor tensions he may have had with certain experienced players on the national team.
The evolution of the relationship between Mbappé and Griezmann
One of the most notable tensions was the public misunderstanding with Olivier Giroud. When the center forward publicly complained about not receiving enough passes from his teammates in attack, Kylian Mbappé felt that this criticism was aimed at him. However, the two scorers managed to come together and displayed great complicity during the last World Cup.
The documentary also traces the history of the relationship between Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann, the two stars of the France team. Initially, their relationship was made of unsaid words, when Mbappé appeared as a revelation in the landscape of the Blues in 2017. Antoine Griezmann would have had difficulty with the new status of this French phenomenon. This cold would have been accentuated a year later, during the race for the Ballon d’Or. Griezmann finished third while Mbappé finished fourth. However, the latter did not include Griezmann among his five favorites for 2018.
Peaceful relations between the two players
All these little stories are now a thing of the past because Kylian Mbappé today has excellent relations with Antoine Griezmann. The two technical leaders of the French team were able to put aside their differences to move forward together towards their common objectives. This once again demonstrates the intelligence and maturity of these two legends of French football.
