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The reporter reported coldly As a world superstar, Mbappe has too many labels: France's current top scorer, the world's top football star, Real Madrid's biggest star, and the biggest star and captain of the French team...... But Mbappe's success has always been the foundation laid in the World Cup: in 2018, the World Cup became an overnight success, and he also won the only major tournament that can compete for the Ballon d'Or so far; The hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup final, although he failed to win the championship in the end, established his status as a new generation of top superstars.

Therefore, when Mbappe encountered an unprecedented setback in Real Madrid, the French and Spanish media, including the Real Madrid executives, once believed that it would be more beneficial for Mbappe to return to the French team, and he would regain his confidence in a familiar atmosphere of success. Unfortunately, Mbappe was absent from the France squad in November. Although Deschamps and the French Football Association both emphasized their support for Mbappe afterwards, the French media still believe that the current French team is no longer a "comfort zone" to open arms to Mbappe, let alone a "shelter" for France's number one star.

The French team is no longer a comfort zone

For Mbappe, France's Clerfontaine base has always been his "comfort zone". There is no complicated dressing room atmosphere and strong fan organization in Paris, and there is no environment that Real Madrid is difficult to fit in. In France, Mbappe has been treated by the stars, with the French Football Federation, coach Didier Deschamps and his team-mates all looking for him as a natural tactical and dressing room centrepiece. As Monte Carlo Radio said, Mbappe can only feel the respect he wants, and the comfort of freedom, in the French team.

The European Championships in June proved that: despite injuries, Didier Deschamps insisted on keeping Mbappe in the hope that he would return to his former form under the care of the national team. Even though Mbappe had a back injury at the end of the league during the European Cup training, a knee injury during the warm-up game, and then an accident with a broken nose bridge, Mbappe, who has been recovering from injury, could not contribute to the French team, but he was still supported by Deschamps and the whole team.

But everything seems to have changed subtly since the September international break. Goalkeeper Maignan criticized the team's big-name behaviour in the Parc des Princes dressing room without naming names, pointing to Mbappe, who kept his distance from his team-mates, had an apathetic attitude and was clearly lacking in motivation.

With Pogba and Giroud withdrawing from the French team one after another, the atmosphere in the dressing room of the French team is also changing drastically. After losing to Italy in the opening game of the Nations League, most of the players chose sides, choosing Maignan over Mbappe. Although the French team held a collective meeting within the team afterwards, and Mbappe also took the initiative to resolve the crisis, with the withdrawal of Griezmann later, the locker room order of the French team is facing a comprehensive reorganization.

At this time, Mbappe had a temporary injury and missed the October squad, and then there was a crisis of sexual assault scandal in Sweden. On the question of whether to recruit Mbappe during the November international break, both the French Football Federation and Didier Deschamps, who have always defended Mbappe, have to face a dilemma: recruiting Mbappe means an endless crisis of public opinion, and not recruiting Mbappe will cause the latter's suspicion and dissatisfaction. In particular, after Mbappe has clearly expressed his desire to return to the national team and recover his form in a familiar environment, Mbappe's defeat has actually shown that the French Football Federation is unwilling to continue to be Mbappe's umbrella and refuge.

In an interview with the Nice Morning Post last week, the president of the French Football Federation, Diallo, denied that Mbappe was deliberately "coldly treated" by the Football Association, and publicly stated that he hoped that Mbappe would return to the French team in March next year. However, according to Le Le Corp and Le Parisien, there has been a gap between the French Football Federation and Mbappe's team, and the French team is no longer a comfort zone where Mbappe can relax and feel respected.

Rebuilding together, Mbappe can only save himself

Antoine Griezmann announced his retirement from France after the September international break, leaving Mbappe's main partners at the peak of the French team, Paul Pogba, Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann. France faced the second major rebuild of the Deschamps era, but unfortunately Mbappe, who was supposed to take the lead and drive the metabolism, missed two consecutive training camps. Although Mbappe is bound to remain the number one star and absolute core of the French team, in terms of technique and atmosphere in the team, he has lost the full support of Pogba, Griezmann and Giroud, and everything has to start all over again.

France used four games in October and November to fully experiment with a midfield mix. Didier Deschamps even experimented with the 4312's two-striker formation. In the quarterfinals of the UEFA Nations League in March next year, Deschamps will unsurprisingly continue to run in this metabolic main team, and if Mbappe returns at that time, he and the French team's midfield attack group will have to be re-run-in.

After the European Cup, the French team, Mbappe failed to be selected for two training camps, and the team was undefeated in 5 games, 4 wins and 1 draw, which deepened the distrust of Mbappe in the French team. With the departure of Giroud and Griezmann, the French team's dressing room order is also being rebuilt at an accelerated pace. Mbappe replaced Giroud and Griezmann as the player with the most appearances, and should continue to be the dual core of tactics and dressing room, but Maignan, who left the French team to become the main goalkeeper after Lloris left the French team after the Qatar World Cup, dared to directly question Mbappe's attitude, which shows that the atmosphere in the team has changed fundamentally.

The French team, which is in the rebuilding period, has a chance to become the main force of the Mesozoic and newcomers. Form and team spirit have become the basic criteria, and the status of the number one star will be challenged like never before, regardless of his form. Unlike Real Madrid, no one in the French team can compete with Mbappe in terms of strength and influence like Vinicius and Bellingham, but metabolism also means that Mbappe has to compete on an equal footing.

Muani, who is in a slump in Paris, is regaining his form in the rebuilding environment of the French team, and Mbappe, who will return next year, will he be able to recover in the French team as before? For now, at least, the French media is generally cautious. Because Mbappe is burdened with too many off-field factors, it is still unknown whether it will cause new intra-team controversy at that time. The only thing that is certain is that the current French team no longer has Giroud, Griezmann, Pogba, and is no longer a "comfort zone" for Mbappe to play freely, and Mbappe needs to participate in the rebuilding of the French team with newcomers of the same age or younger. In the national team, Mbappe has to save himself rather than expecting to be saved.