France lost 4-5 to Spain in the UEFA semi-finals, with French sports columnist Bristolva and former French player Kevin Diaz arguing about Mbappe's performance on After Foot.
In this game, Mbappe scored goals and assists, but the low participation on the defensive end once again attracted criticism. Bristol Bristol expressed confusion about people's doubts: "He is the best player in France, the winner of the Golden Boot. He played a phenomenal season but was disliked in his motherland. Is it Mbappe's fault for conceding 5 goals? Some people say that Mbappe should be substitute and give way to the Paris Trident. Have you seen the performance of the Paris players tonight? For this extraordinary striker, people only stare at him and not defend. But at the same time, he keeps scoring goals, creating penalty kicks and scoring. Do you want him to substitute?"
And Kevin Diaz believes that Mbappe's playing football is too independent to harm the whole: "Many French supporters agree with me, that is, individuals cannot be above the collective. He is certainly the world's top forward, and the Golden Boot, although I think the real Golden Boot should be Yorke who scores more goals. In my opinion, the two best attack lines at the club level are Barcelona and Paris, and there are three in the Paris team. A French attacker with both offense and defense. "
"The question is not whether he should be replaced. Enrique has told him in the documentary. Want to know what I think of Mbappe? Go and watch that conversation: 'Do you like Jordan? Jordan was the best defensive player back then. 'If you want to win, you must have both offense and defense. Of course, he will continue to score goals and stay in the main force, but he must understand these principles. Otherwise, it will be difficult to climb to the final peak."
Left-back Gregory Paisley, who played for Paris, Soshau and Rennes, summarized his reservations about Mbappe: "It is really difficult to make Mbappe's substitute, you know that he can change the situation at any time. But the fatal problem is that if you expect him to participate in a decent offensive organization, you will be in trouble, which is very tricky for the coach. You have a peerless weapon, but this weapon will somehow destroy the team's balance and it is extremely complicated to deal with it."