Mbappé discusses the changes in the France team and the challenges ahead

Changes in the France group

“What has changed? Some players. Different ways of doing things, obviously. Different sessions. Different ideas. Quite a few things all the same, which we worked on and discussed. Through meetings in the group with the coach. Whether it’s Didier Deschamps or Zinédine Zidane, it’s about representing France as best as possible.”

Mbappé on the left, what changes

“We have to adapt to each person’s qualities. The coach asks to have a fairly offensive animation of the game, as he was able to explain, with fairly high full-backs. Obviously you have to keep a balance. We know the qualities of Kylian, if he plays on the left, we will have to adapt but without distorting the animation of the whole team by doing group work too.

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The gap between Zidane in front of and behind the microphones

“I don’t feel like there is one. I didn't know him personally, with this impression of a discreet, reserved person, who rarely shows himself and likes to keep things private. This is a bit of what is happening in the French team and what he is also revealing to us. He is with us as he is outside.

What is important for this new era

“Winning is the main goal. We will be eagerly awaited on the animation, because the coach is new, we expect a lot from him and we expect changes. We will be judged on all of this. But the goal is to win and have good matches, going out on a positive note.

The goal in the League of Nations

“Obviously we want to win competitions. The coach has ideas, there are four matches, he wants to see several players in several positions. There will be something new. It’s never easy, you have to find automatisms. But we will be judged on the results. We represent the French team.”

What France is missing to beat Spain

“I am already thinking about the League of Nations, it will help us build something. Football goes very fast. The coach is there for four years, but it could also be two, football goes very quickly. We must already take the upcoming competition and use it. Spain? It was not a lack of quality, I am convinced. In all humility, I don’t think we have less quality than them. Tactically, they were better than us. Perhaps we need to better prepare for this meeting in this area. Of all the teams we have encountered in recent seasons, the only team that has put us in difficulty is Spain. If we have to play them again, we will have to find the key and it is on this tactical point that we will have to work. The key is there.”

The hostile atmosphere and context in Türkiye

“We know the reputation of Turkish club teams and the selection. We're ready for that. These are always complicated matches. We will try to ignore all that. We want to put on a show and play well. Of course, winning this meeting.

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