Didier Deschamps replied to Leonardo a few minutes after the victory of the France team against Croatia at the Stade de France (4-2).
The day before, the sports director of PSG had violently criticized the management by the French Football Federation of the case of Kylian Mbappé, tested positive for Covid during the day and sent home just after training at the Stade de France.
The Parisian leader criticized the FFF in particular for having learned the news through the press.
Very annoyed by this reaction, Didier Deschamps explained at length and firmly how the situation had developed.
No disrespect
“Coming out of training, Kylian tested positive.
We deal with the most in a hurry by isolating it, explains the coach of the Blues.
At the same time, we have ten tests pending and which arrived in a dribble.
We picked up Kylian so he could go home.
I informed my group, the staff and the players.
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For the boss of the Blues, the accelerated timing complicated everything.
“For positive players, you need confirmation from the laboratory.
It takes time because they redo an analysis.
This confirmation, we had it around 10 pm, continues DD.
In the meantime, the information has come out.
So that it does not go all over the place and be interpreted, we decided to issue a press release.
We were in a hurry.
I'm not looking for an excuse but we were supposed to wait for confirmation.
We were taken aback.
But at no time, and I am sorry for the leaders of PSG, were we disrespectful to anyone.
In these emergency situations, there is substance and form.
The most important is the background, it's Kylian and the other players.
The context of the Covid took up more space during this gathering than football.
We adapt.
We're not perfect, but we don't disrespect anyone.
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