Christophe Galtier puts out the fire... which he started himself.
Recall of facts.
While Marquinhos was on the bench, it was Kylian Mbappé who inherited the captain's armband on Monday in Lens, during the round of 16 of the Coupe de France against US Pays de Cassel (7-0 victory).
A first at the start of a match with PSG for Bondy's crack, but not really the news of the year.
Except that Galtier explained after the meeting, to everyone's surprise, that Mbappé is the vice-captain and that "
it has been defined like that since the start of the season
".
Problem ?
So far, Presnel Kimpembe seemed to have this role.
And the 27-year-old titi split a message on social networks, thus acting out a discomfort, even if
respect the decisions of the club
”.
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Asked about the subject at a press conference this Friday, two days before the reception of Reims (Sunday at 8:45 p.m.) during the 20th day of Ligue 1, the Parisian coach made his "
mea culpa
" and pleaded "
l 'communication error
'.
"
I expressed myself badly, I did not expect the question
", he still indicated in the preamble of his remarks, explaining that things are in fact "
very clear
" on this question of number 2 behind the Captain Marquinhos.
Explanation of text with Kimpembe
“
Kylian is one of the vice-captains of this group.
There are four vice-captains, Kim, Marco (Verratti), Kylian and Sergio (Ramos).
Afterwards, every time Kim was on the field without Marqui, he had the armband.
One criterion is important to me, seniority, even if it is not the only one.
When Marqui is not there for X
reason, there is another captain.
In Lens, it was Kylian because he is one of the vice-captains, he is not the vice-captain of this group.
It's a communication error
, "he summarizes, then returning to Presnel Kimpembe's message on social networks.
"
I saw Kim's tweet.
I prefer face-to-face conversations because I really relate to people.
Kim expressed himself in this way, it is today's generations too.
I had an interview, and not an update, with Kim to explain to her what I am explaining to you.
He is one of the important vice-captains of our group, there is no doubt.
»
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All's well that ends well, then.
One thing is certain: with the deadlines awaiting them, the Parisians do not need to create problems of this kind... After Reims, Montpellier and Toulouse, PSG have indeed an appointment with Marseille twice, Monaco, Bayern Munich and Lille in the space of three weeks.
A priori, Kimpembe, out for several months, should quickly resume collective work, reassured and with the head in place.
