Jules Koundé recognises his importance at FC Barcelona

Jules Koundé aims to be one of the most notable players in the approach of Didier Deschamps, with France in the Eurocopa, although will have a lot of competition with Benjamin Pavard and Jonathan Clauss in the right side. The footballer of the FC Barcelona arrives with a lot of confidence and with spirits to be important after feeling like one of the most reliable pieces "" of the Barcelona group during the season.

In the middle of the concentration of the French selection before displacing to Germany for the dispute of the continental tournament, that will look for to win for the first time from 2000, the defender has offered an interview to 'Him Parisien' in which it has reviewed his actuality and also mentioned to Thierry Henry to explain his performance or the role of a Kylian Mbappé that, in his opinion, is the "Crème of the Crème".

The role of Koundé and quotation to Thierry Henry

Koundé, on his performance in the Barça after being the second footballer that more minutes accumulated during the 2023/2024, has said that "I am one of the key players of the Barcelona, one of the leaders of the changing room and, especially, that am a reliable player. That is perhaps one of the things of which seat me prouder. This season, apart from the time that Gavi me lesionó the knee when bumping me without wanting to, have not had neither an alone physical problem of the that complain me. I am very proud of this, because it is the fruit of a lot of work".

The discipline and talent have served him of 'allied' to be able to show a performance hit and, thus, has appreciated to Henry: "I Think that it was Thierry Henry the one who said that the hard work and the discipline are talent. It likes me a lot this idea because I identify me entirely with her. I am a player with talent, but no, as some say, rebosante of talent. I do not have an enormous margin. So it is well see that my efforts give his fruits. And I say it with more ease still because, in the past, the times that was missing me discipline, often paid it with money".

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On the other hand, it has done reference to his compatriot Kylian Mbappé with which confronted in the quarter-finals of the Champions League: "Therefore game to the football, for the big parties, to confront me to the best. And in this sense, Kylian is the "crème of the Crème". So it is very satisfactory. But to a player like Kylian Mbappé no can him stop only, also requires a collective effort, although since it was in my zone, I participated a lot in the success of the team. Act against players like this encourages you to be followed, to be followed looking for more, and convinces you that if you work hard, sooner or later will achieve it".