« Kylian est Kylian » : Deschamps heureux de protéger Mbappé face aux critiques politiques
Alors que le capitaine de l'équipe de France est sous les feux des projecteurs à l'hôtel et dans la presse locale, le sélectionneur tente de recentrer l'attention avant le premier match de la Coupe du monde contre le Sénégal. Depuis leur arrivée à Boston la semaine dernière, les Bleus fascinent régulièrement les habitants. Des groupes, principalement de jeunes, se rassemblent devant leur hôtel du centre-ville pour acclamer l'équipe à son départ pour l'entraînement.
With France captain in spotlight at team hotel and in home press, head coach tries to pull focus before their World Cup opener against Senegal
Since France arrived at their World Cup base in Boston last week they have been a regular source of fascination for locals. Crowds of mostly young people have formed outside Les Bleus’ downtown hotel to cheer the team as they leave for training. All the players are met with pleas for waves and autographs, but the roar that meets Kylian Mbappé is of a different order altogether.
Mbappé is one of a small number of contemporary footballers whose names have cut through with the US public (though he is not yet a mononym, unlike Messi). As France begin their quest for a third World Cup he is inevitably the focus back home too, not least after giving an interview to Le Parisien at the weekend in which he denied ambitions of one day becoming president of France, saying: “I’m hated enough as it is!”
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