Mbappe says being coached by Zidane like 'something out of the movies'

[p]Last week, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Mbappe[/a] referred to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zidane-zinedine/b7zuQEqO/"]Zidane[/a] as [b]"the ‌player who most embodies the France team,"[/b] ‌noting that he left an indelible mark on French football.[/p][p]Mbappe is a key figure for the ‌current generation of French footballers, having ⁠led [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]Les Bleus[/a] ‌to their second World Cup in 2018 and helping ​them back to the final in 2022. Zidane confirmed last week that Mbappe would continue ​as France captain.[/p][embed guid="69853b69-0b55-4416-9144-d848122b8ef4" url="https://x.com/FrenchTeam/status/2100979648574230760" social-type="twitter" /][p]Speaking to Spanish paper [i][b]AS[/b][/i], Mbappe explained that Zidane was present in his career ⁠from his formative ​years.[/p][p][b]"Yes, years ago (he took me to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a]'s training ground),"[/b] said Mbappe.[/p][p][b]"He was the first to pick me up and take me to ‌Real Madrid, to the training complex. I was 13 or 14; it was ages ago.[/b][/p][p][b]"And now he’s my national team coach. It’s like something out of a movie, but he's top-level."[/b][/p][image alt="France's Nations League group" id="0ebe4d39-6b1e-48a6-b7ad-837a4dfe8c1f" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="716b38c0-7e1e-4ad1-a424-41d9c8493da5" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Zidane replaced his former France teammate Didier Deschamps after the World Cup, ending a 14-year spell in charge for the latter.[/p][p]"It’s a new phase with ‌a new coach," said Mbappe. [b]"It’s going to be ​a new experience for everyone, since we’ve ‌only ever had Deschamps. It will be a change for us, but I think everything will turn out very well."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/france-QkGeVG1n/turkey-7s-QeijuHo5/?mid=W6SKXPIE"]France face Turkey in the Nations League on Friday[/a] in Zidane's ⁠debut as France ⁠manager, before fixtures against ‌Belgium and Italy.[/p][infobox id="5a8fbd57-e97c-4bdc-9f6b-fb0fb254e893" /]