Kylian Mbappé excited by France’s spectacular attack before World Cup

Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise, Rayan Cherki, Désiré Doué, Hugo Ekitike and Marcus Thuram all played their parts in wins against Brazil and Colombia at the weekend

By Get French Football News

“It feels strange to be speaking as though I’m one of the old guys, even though I’m not,” said Kylian Mbappé while on France duty this week. As he wraps up his third year as captain and closes in on a century of appearances, the 27-year-old seems to have finally grown comfortable in his position as the team’s leader.

“Nowadays, I fully realise the role the coach and my teammates are expecting me to have,” the forward added. “I was the star of the team in 2022 and in that position everyone concentrates on you and wants to look after you. Now, it’s the opposite. I’m the one who has to look after the others. Some of them were still kids when I was turning professional.”