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Yesterday, Didier Deschamps unveiled the list of 23 Blues selected to face Israel (October 10) and Belgium (October 14) as part of the Nations League. The national coach did not call Kylian Mbappé (25 years old), left to rest in Madrid to recover physically after his injury. A choice that does not surprise Raymon Domenech (72), who criticized the captain of the Blues on The Channel L’Equipe.
“A week ago, it was confirmed that he was not there. He was not supposed to play for Real Madrid. You say he played. No, he took a 1/2 hour walk on the field. The problem is that we’re not sure he’ll play on Saturday. And then, Didier’s job is not to give players playing time so that they are ready to resume their championship. I mean he has to come in and be ready to play. The French team’s training course is not an infirmary. He is there because he is efficient. He takes it and plays. At the moment, it is not performing any better. He was injured. If they ever take him and he plays another 1/2 hour with Real Madrid this weekend. Then, he then plays with the France team. Didier makes him play and he gets injured. What will they say? They will say that they managed him badly, that he would have had 15 days to rest. The base is there, that’s what was planned.” The message got through…
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