Red-carded Mbappe needs to calm down, says France coach Deschamps
Another blank for Ronaldo, another win for Juve
France’s superstar striker Kylian Mbappe is a target for defenders and will need to learn self-control, national team coach Didier Deschamps said after the teenage sensation was sent off for retaliation on Saturday.
Mbappe, who shot to global fame as France romped to the 2018 World Cup, scored the decisive goal in PSG’S 4-2 league win over Nimes on Saturday but was sent off in injury time for lashing out after a scything tackle, AFP reported.
“He’s going to have to learn to control himself. Kylian is a World Cup winner,” said Deschamps, who will be working with the striker ahead of the Netherlands vs. France Nations League match next Sunday.
“I’ll talk with him, he was likely afraid of getting injured,” Deschamps said of the Cristiano Ronaldo was left waiting for his first Juventus goal after drawing another blank as the titleholders won 2-1 at Parma in Serie A on Saturday to maintain its 100 percent record.
An early Mario Mandzukic goal and a second-half strike from Blaise Matuidi gave Juve its third win in as many league games this season, although Ronaldo was left without a goal in his first 270 minutes with the Turin side, Reuters reported.
Ivorian forward Gervinho scored in between for Parma, his first goal since joining Parma in the close season.
Earlier on Saturday, Inter Milan midfielder Radja Nainggolan scored on his injury-delayed debut to set Nerazzurri on the way to their first win of the season as they beat Bologna 3-0 away.
Antonio Candreva, with his first Serie A goal since April last year, and Croatia World Cup forward Ivan Perisic added two more goals in the last 10 minutes as Inter cantered home, finally beginning to look like a title contender.
“(Ronaldo) has to deal with different difficulties in Serie A but he had a good game overall,” said Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri. “The international break will make him sharper. “He’s the world’s best player, he wants to score at all costs but he needs to remain calm and the goals will come in a burst.” tackle that Mbappe described as having no place in football.
“I’m not accusing the Nimes lot, they have a physical game and Kylian has to live with that. It wasn’t that bad,” said the World Cup winning coach.
Mbappe risks a lengthy ban after his red card, but he insisted he had no regrets.
“If I had to do it again, I would and I would apologize to all the supporters and to everyone,” Mbappe said, claiming the initial challenge by Teji Savanier “doesn’t belong on a football field”.
Minnows Nimes, the former club of Eric Cantona and Laurent Blanc, is back in the top flight this season after a 25-year absence and stunned the near-neighbor Marseille in its last home outing.