France coach Didier Deschamps has left captain Kylian Mbappe out of another squad, casting doubt on both their relationship and the forward's mental state right now
The coach has left his captain out of another set of games, casting doubt on both their relationship and the forward's mental state right now
Top players pulling out of internationals is nothing new. It's been common practice for years. The game's most powerful clubs are always reluctant to release their most valuable commodities for anything other than qualifiers or major tournaments, particularly if there's the slightest concern over a player's fitness.
The feeling was that Mbappe would benefit from the rest - and not just from a physical perspective. The 25-year-old hadn't exactly made the best start to his Madrid career following his much-hyped summer switch from Paris Saint-Germain. There were increasing signs that he was buckling under the pressure of trying to justify his monstrous signing-on fee, his colossal wage and, to be brutally honest, his mere presence at the club that didn’t really appear to need him.
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