Deschamps plays down Mbappe's absences from media obligations

Didier Deschamps has calmed the speculation that France captain Kylian Mbappe is ignoring media duties

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00:00 "The captain, who is here, is called vice-captain, he can be a player who is supposed to be important

00:09 on the match that follows the next day.

00:13 In the reflection, the discussions that I can have, in relation to what I tell you,

00:21 what Antoine told you too, we have the interest of the French team, what is it?

00:27 It is the match of Ireland and it is tomorrow.

00:30 I know very well that you have a lot of interest in Kylian,

00:35 if I refer to his last conference in the French team.

00:40 Without being there, I don't think you asked a lot of questions about the French team

00:45 or the match that awaits us the next day.

00:49 From the moment he can have a situation, I always put the collective interest first.

00:56 If the individual interest goes in the direction of the collective,

01:00 I decide, I discuss before, of course.

01:09 If it's good for the French team, it's Antoine who was there,

01:14 I hope it went well.

01:16 Even if you still arrive, because Antoine is there, to ask questions about Kylian.