Mbappe says working with Zidane for France feels like a film
Kylian Mbappe says Zinedine Zidane’s appointment as France coach feels extraordinary because Zidane first helped him during a Real Madrid trial when he was a teenager. Mbappe described the change from Didier Deschamps as a new era ahead of Nations League matches.
Kylian Mbappe has described playing under new France coach Zinedine Zidane as “like a film”, 15 years after the pair first met, according to AFP. Zidane will lead France for the first time since replacing Didier Deschamps when Les Bleus face Turkey in the Nations League in Izmit on Friday. Mbappe recalled that Zidane was the first person to take him to Real Madrid’s training complex when he was 13 or 14.
The France captain said it was remarkable that Zidane had now become his national-team coach. He said the team was beginning a new process and would use four Nations League matches to prepare for Euro 2028. France will also face Belgium twice and Italy at the Stade de France.
Mbappe said the change would be new for everyone because Deschamps had been the only coach most players had known, but he expected the transition to go well. Mbappe has scored eight goals in eight matches for Real Madrid this season, although he did not score in the club’s derby defeat by Atletico Madrid. He declined to publicly criticise the referee, saying officials were human and that he preferred to keep his views to himself.
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