Christophe Galtier on Kylian Mbappé’s Zidane defence: “He spoke from the heart, his words are his own.”

PSG manager Christophe Galtier spoke about Kylian Mbappé’s reaction to under-fire French Football Federation president Noël Le Graët’s abrasive comments on France legend Zinedine Zidane. 

Galtier admitted that he has seen Mbappé’s reaction on social media, but affirmed that “Kylian is a big boy” and that the comments are “outside the context of Paris Saint-Germain”. However, the PSG manager appreciated that the France striker “spoke from the heart, although his words are his own.” 

Mbappé took to Twitter to defend France legend Zidane and accuses the FFF president Le Graët of a lack of respect towards Zidane. “Zidane, he is France. You don’t show a lack of respect to a legend like that,” he said. 

Mbappé’s defence of former Real Madrid midfielder and World Cup winner came after an explosive Le Graët interview on RMC Sport, during which the FFF president said that he “doesn’t give a toss” whether Zidane takes the Brazil job. He added that he wouldn’t even answer the phone if Zidane had rung him. 

Galtier himself had spoken about the subject in the same press conference, saying that “Zidane deserves respect and I am convinced he has the respect of everyone. The words that were said created a strong reaction. I’m not going to comment on those words. I’m not in the habit of kicking a man when he’s down so I won’t comment further.“

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