Kylian Mbappe won't change, according to Didier Deschamps, who has insisted on this.
The PSG player led his country against the Netherlands for the first time on Friday night.
The first ten minutes of the Euro qualifying match saw goals from Antoine Griezmann and Dayot Upamecano for Les Bleus, who went on to win 4-0 thanks to Mbappe's two goals.
In France's first game following Argentina's victory in the World Cup final last summer, the outcome was crucial.
Griezmann was allegedly disgruntled that Deschamps passed him over for the captaincy; this sparked questions about the choice to choose the 24-year-old Mbappe as the team's leader.
According to reports, the two had reconciled, and Mbappe stated before the match that they have "cleared the air."
After his two goals on Friday, Mbappe surpassed Karim Benzema to move up to fifth place on France's all-time goal scoring list with 38 goals for the national team.
The France manager said after the game to La Chaine L'Equipe that he had no different expectations for their top scorer.
'He's getting involved and is enjoying himself. He's making efforts like his teammates do. He also changed positions occasionally, he knew how to compensate.
'He is the skipper but he already in played games like this. Like the rest of the squad, he had that desire to produce a very good game and, most of all, to win.'
Les Bleus' next match will take place on Monday when they take on the Republic of Ireland.
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