# Can Mbappé’s Return Change Everything for France - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2121314638272815197 - Source account: [@Rothensenflamme](https://x.com/Rothensenflamme) - Source language: French - Target language: English - Duration: 2:36 - Published: 2026-11-14 - Machine translated. Check the original before quoting. - Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france - Original-language version: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/fr/le-retour-de-mbapp%C3%A9-peut-il-tout-changer-pour-l-%C3%A9quipe-de-france.md ## Transcript [0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france) Will Mbappé's return change it? Yes. There are two things to note. [0:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=3) The first thing is that Kylian Mbappé, is the best player in the world. [0:07](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=7) So obviously, his return— No, not the best. That's my opinion. [0:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=10) For me, for me, anyway, anyway, individually, anyway, for me, Kylian Mbappé is the player most capable of making, of making the difference on the pitch and, what's more, the most capable of scoring goals. [0:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=20) No. He was— Mini Neymar, who's pretty good too. [0:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=23) Enough, that's not the debate. It's not. [0:25](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=25) Otherwise, we'll get into— No, no. Not the debate. [0:27](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=27) Yeah, but he doesn't score anyway. My opinion. Exactly. [0:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=30) My opinion. For me— You're biased. Anyway, he's among the best, if you prefer. [0:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=33) He's among the world's best. To me, he's the world's best, but he's one of the best players in the world so I can finish my argument. [0:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=39) So then, Kylian Mbappé, naturally, um, the fact that when, when he's not there, you feel his absence. That's, that's quite— Like all great players. [0:47](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=47) Yeah, like all greats. If he'd played Italy, I think France would've won the half. Yeah, exactly. [0:51](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=51) Three-nil, even. I said three-nil at halftime. [0:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=53) But there's, there's a second problem for me, which is that in my opinion, with the attacking depth we have, normally, against an Italy that didn't do, Uh, the World Cup since then, Uh, 2000—three editions. [1:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=68) For three editions now, we should be able to win this match without Kylian Mbappé. [1:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=74) And it's not about saying that for now, we depend on Mbappé, and that's not what this is about— No, we lost much more with him. Yes, we lost— But I'm just saying that, for me, what Zidane is doing, this work of, of, looking for the, the, the best solution, [1:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=88) bringing in players that made us say, a little: Oh, we raised our eyebrows a little when we saw those players. [1:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=94) But I think it's a good solution. And even the first 30 minutes were very promising. [1:38](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=98) Don't write them off because the runs and the positional switches between Doué, Uh, Doué, sorry, Olise and Barcola at the start, even if it fizzled out quickly afterward. [1:49](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=109) I think that's the way to go and you shouldn't always wait for Messi to come back. [1:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=113) Then we'll see who plays up front on Sunday. [1:55](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=115) They'll vote under Zidane. Yes. I'll finish with Spain. [1:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=119) Spain's strength is that Yamal, we agree, is among the world's best. Settled. [2:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=124) One of the world's best. Now call him the best. [2:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=128) Okay. So he's the best, according to Rothen. [2:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=131) According to many of us. So, but his World Cup, we agree he wasn't at the level we expected. [2:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=138) Of course. But Spain managed to win. So that means Spain has this balance that France needs to find. [2:24](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=144) And that's why I give Spain. So, Pascal. [2:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/N9gLZQmi2I0I/en/can-mbapp%C3%A9-s-return-change-everything-for-france?t=149) RMC Rothen ignites.