On July 8, although France eliminated Portugal in the quarter-finals through a penalty shootout to advance to the semi-finals, Mbappe was substituted in extra time and his poor performance in this European Championship was questioned by fans. The French coach spoke to the media to defend Mbappe and respond to the criticism.
Deschamps said on the French television program “Téléfoot”: “Don’t you think he has already made enough history with everything he has done so far? He wants to make more history.”
“We and the medical team did our best to get him here (European Championship), he also had some back problems during preparation, but Mbappe still came here.”
In addition, Deschamps responded to the outside world’s suggestion that Mbappe should be on the bench if he couldn’t fully recover, saying: “Even if he is not 100% fit, I am very clear that knowing he is on the pitch will make opponents think and force them to adapt to Mbappe.”
France will face Spain in the semi-finals of the European Championship at 3:00 am on July 10.
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