With one day to go before the start of the Eurocup, the French team has experienced a minor crisis in the dressing room that could detract from the group during the tournament. According to information from L’Equipe, Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappé have starred in a small scuffle that has been able to get older in the last hours.
After scoring a double against Bulgaria on Tuesday, coming within five of Henry's goals in the national team's all-time scorers' ranking, Giroud threw several darts at his teammates at a press conference, focusing mostly on the figure of Mbappé. He complained that no one had passed the ball to him during the second half, He publicly thanked Pavard and Ben Yedder for their assists (indirect to PSG) and assured that they could have done better (referring to the occasions that Mbappé failed).
The statements of the Chelsea striker did not sit well with Mbappé. In fact, and as reported L’Equipe, Bondy's assured his teammates that he was going to give a press conference today to respond to his partner, but Deschamps stopped him cold. and asked him to focus on the French team's Euro debut against Germany.
Another reason that indicates L’Equipe on Giroud's possible quarrel with Mbappé is that the PSG star continually searched for Benzema in the first half and, once Giroud entered the pitch, the former Monaco began to wage war on his own. At a press conference, Deschamps was asked if Giroud's entry was detrimental to Mbappé, forced to play anchored on the left and not on the inside as he has been doing throughout the last season. The French coach, appealing to his invulnerable disposition, added that the problem was a matter of understanding and that each player has an area of influence on the field. Undoubtedly, the clash between Giroud and Mbappé is one of the first cracks that Deschamps has had in his nine years as coach.