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France Boss Defends Mbappe's Poor EUROS

France Boss Defends Mbappe's Poor EUROS

France head coach Didier Deschamps has backed his under-fire captain Kylian Mbappe.

France head coach Didier Deschamps has come to the defence of his star player Kylian Mbappe for the criticism over his performances at the 2024 UEFA European Championship.

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Les Bleus have not had a particularly great showing at the continental showpiece so far.

While they may be on the verge of playing a semi-final against Spain on Tuesday evening, the two-time competition winners are yet to score a goal from open play in this iteration of the competition.

The only goal the 2022 FIFA World Cup finalists have scored themselves was a penalty against Poland in their final group match.

That strike was courtesy of their captain Mbappe, but outside of that goal, the 25-year-old has seemingly struggled to make a significant impact for his side.

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While the forward has not been his prolific self during these EUROs, his manager Deschamps felt the need to remind the Bondy native's critics about what he has already accomplished in his career.

"Don't you think he has already made enough history, with what he has done so far?" the Bayonne native said, as per ESPN.

"He wants to make even more history.

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"We did everything we could with him, with the medical staff, to get him to be here. During the preparation, he had a little back problem, too, but Kylian is here."

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