Jean-Baptiste Sarrazin, with Jean-François Pérès and Céline Géraud 21:30 pm, March 21, 2023

Since Monday and the announcement of Didier Deschamps propelling Kylian Mbappé captain of the France football team, all the Blues are unanimous, "Kyks" will be a very good leader. Interviewed in "Europe 1 Sport", Olivier Giroud welcomed this decision while understanding the disappointment of Antoine Griezmann who was also approached for this role.

Kylian Mbappé or Antoine Griezmann? Didier Deschamps finally decided on Monday. The Paris Saint-Germain striker inherited the captain's armband of the France team, a few months after the announcement of Hugo Lloris' international retirement. A decision welcomed by the Blues and in particular by Olivier Giroud who described the PSG striker as "a true leader on the field" in the Europe 1 Sport show (every evening from 20 pm to 23 pm live on Europe 1).

"It's a role that is not obvious," said the AC Milan striker. For Olivier Giroud, "Hugo Lloris has taken on this role very well". Captain of Les Bleus 121 times, the Tottenham goalkeeper holds the record for the number of matches played with the armband. Succeed in dethroning the international retiree, "it's all the harm I wish to Kylian," responded Olivier Giroud.

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Griezmann vice-captain

Three days before the first match of the year of the Blues, against the Netherlands on the occasion of the qualifications of Euro 2024, Olivier Giroud said he was "happy" for the new leader of the Blues. At 24, Kylian Mbappé "makes the link between the old generation and the new", according to the AC Milan striker who has, however, issued a thought to his compatriot Antoine Griezmann, present in the "shortlist" of coach Didier Deschamps to inherit this captain's armband.

Disappointed, the Atlético Madrid player still inherits the status of vice-captain of the Blues. But Olivier Giroud does not doubt the player's ability to bounce back very quickly: "Knowing him, he will quickly make the distinction and refocus on the field." "The most important thing is the good life of the group and the results," concluded the top scorer in the history of the Blues.