Recently, coach Didier Deschamps selected Kylian Mbappe to be the new captain of the French team to replace Hugo Lloris, who retired from international football after the 2022 World Cup. However, this decision is creating the internal army of the army. The World Cup team “was up”, in which Antoine Griezmann was the star who openly expressed his disapproval.

According to Le Figaro, the decision to choose Mbappe as captain made Griezmann “sad, upset, hurt”, he also did not hide his disappointment during the recent season with the team. Even the star on the Atletico Madrid payroll is seriously considering the possibility of parting the team.

Griezmann made his debut for France in 2014, playing 117 matches and scoring 42 goals. After Lloris and a series of veterans like Raphael Varane, Steve Mandanda withdrew, the 32-year-old star is the most professional player on the team. He also has a good relationship with his teammates.

Therefore, Le Figaro emphasized “Griezmann feels himself to be a less controversial choice than Mbappe thanks to his international experience, loyalty to coach Deschamps”.

On the side of coach Deschamps, this military leader considers Mbappe to be a reasonable choice as a personality, impressive performance in the 2022 World Cup. Besides, Mbappe is only 24 years old and can devote a long time to the team.

This is not the first time that Griezmann has intended to end his international career. The same thing happened after the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2020, anyway, coach Didier Derchamps personally persuaded Griezmann to change his mind.

According to the plan, France will meet the Netherlands (2h45, 25/3) and the Republic of Ireland (1h45, 28/3) in the framework of EURO 2024 qualifying. After this series of matches, Griezmann will make a decision. finally about the future in “Les Bleus”.