Didier Deschamps is confident Kylian Mbappe will regain his scoring touch soon and is not worried about his captain's current dry spell. (More Football News)
France got back to winning ways in the Nations League on Monday, beating Belgium 2-0 thanks to goals from Randa𝓰l Kolo Muani and Ousmane Dembele, who put on an inspired display in Lyon.
Mbappe started on the bench and, after coming on, had four shots, two of which were on target, but failed🧔 to hit the back of the net for the fifth game in a ro🎃w for Les Bleus.
At club level, Mbappe got off the mark for Real Madrid in LaLiga💙 with a brace just before the international break, and Deschamps is confident he will be back to his free-scoring best sooner rather than later.
"Kylian feels good. Obviously, like almost all players, he is not yet at 100%," Descꦜhamps told TF1.
"His dry spell? Knowing his demands on that... Kylian will score goals. We may have foc෴used a little too much on him. It doesn't happen with the snap of a finger.
"But I repeat, 𒅌the French team will always be stronger with him. I am convinced that in a month he will be better.
"There are very high demands in his club. With us, he fully assumes his role as captain, even when he is not playing. I have no worries wit🌺h Kylian."
Franc♒e endured an underwhelming Euro 2024 campaign before following it up with a disappointing loss to Italy in their Nations League opener last week.
Despite getting back to winning ways on Monday, the French fa🔥ns made their frustration with the national team heard, directing boos and whistles🤪 at Deschamps during the match.
The 55-year-old was unfazed by the criticism but𓄧 believes it wilꦬl negatively affect the team as a whole going forward.
"I didn't hear the whistles," Deschamps added. "But you know, I'm not going toꦡ say that I was born with criticism, but it's part of the game, it's my responsibility, I'm immersed in everything that's happening.
"It doesn't have an influence on me, but on the players, the environment... When we come, we support🔯 the French team, so the whistles... That people are unhappy, disappointed, that the▨y show it, why not, but now when the players are on the field... I don't think it's for the good of the French team."
