When Kylian Mbappé (25) broke his nose in France’s Euro 2024 opening match against Austria, his poor form before the tournament was quickly forgotten. Les Bleus The captain admitted that he is not yet at his best.
Mbappe was left on the bench for France’s final warm-up match for Euro 2024, against Canada. When the team arrived in Germany, he missed the training session as he was battling what was reported to be a knee problem. On the eve of the match against Austria in Düsseldorf, Mbappe gave a cryptic response when asked about his fitness, suggesting he was not at full strength.
“My pphysically [preparedness] The most important thing is to be mentally prepared.” Mbappe said at a press conference: Get your French football news. “I’m ready to win and I’m going to do everything I can to win. I’m more mental than leg. It’s better to have both. I want to have both. I have the mental, but tomorrow we’ll see if I have the leg. The most important thing is to be connected and invested.”
Mbappe, who has been wearing a mask since breaking his nose in a collision with Kevin Danso, admitted he is not yet 100%. “No, I don’t think my leg is fully recovered. I need a good pre-season. […] I need to be physically prepared to be 100% and play quickly and I am sure I will be better once I finish pre-season with my new club. (real madrid). But before that, I want to take my chance and get to the semi-finals.” Mbappe said this ahead of France’s match against Portugal on Friday.
GFFN | Luke Entwistle