The ESPN FC crew reacts to France’s 4-0 win over the Netherlands in the European Qualifiers. New French captain Kylian Mbappe scored or assisted on 3 of the 4 goals scored.
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Mbappe is respected by the whole french squad and is both everybody's friend and the one they look up to, so I don't understand how "Mbappe is not the character I would want as a captain" but Griezmann would, like everybody loves Griezmann but he's more of a funny guy than a vocal leader. Meanwhile Mbappe is giving speeches at the half time of a World cup final with his team losing 0-2 and it worked.
I think the first pundit explained the situation very well : There's a new generation of players in the french squad which is insanely talented and they all look up to Mbappe and are good friends with him. Right now the objective of this team is very clear : taking both next euro and next world cup, and you have to start the cycle as soon as possible for the team to be ready.
Messi got captaincy from Mascherano at only 24yo, 2 years later he was leading his team to a world cup final. And i don't think Messi is such a great vocal leader, but everybody respected him in the squad and the most important thing is what you does on the pitch. And Messi always had this thing with Argentina where he was making the whole squad play better by showing the example.
I believe Kylian Mbappé will be a great leader as a captain. He is well known to have a strong personality great on communication with the press (he always says what he thinks and believes)
Obviously you donât have enough translations on the press conference that Kilian MbappĂ© does. When ask why donât you defend more he always reply â I do what Iâm ask to do by the coach â and D. Deschamps says he wants to preserve him, he needs to be ready to run not to be hurt by defending.
There's obviously a real difference between how Mbappe is perceived in france or Belgium and outside of it, and I think the reason for that is the language barrier. Since he's been 17yo, EVERY SINGLE TIME he spoke in front of the medias, he had a perfect communication. He had the perfect answer for every trap set and often had to talk when times were tough for his teams, he's always very lucid about what's happening and is able to admit and correct his flaws cause he knows that not every critic is good to take but that some are needful. He has confidence but never cross the line of arrogance, and the most important thing is that his words are confirmed on the pitch.
So it's kinda weird to me when he's seen as an arrogant egoistic player outside of france, cause in france this dude achieves unanimity and trust me, it's very hard to do that there and only Zidane had such a privilege until now
Steve is absolutely bugging… by his definition of captain then neither Messi or Ronaldo should be captains of their team. A captain should inspire by his actions and words and thats exactly what Mbappe does, especially for the national team
Mbappe is great. Buh i guess what Steve is saying is that – Your best player must not be the captain
There are other factors to consider
So the argument of what he did in the WC final is flawed
Stevie is Lost.
Mbappé this guy has a bright future
Mbappe is final form Rashford with slightly better tech
With the amount of people jerking Mbappe off in these comments, he won't have to touch himself for the rest of his life
Stevie is the king of alternative facts. Yikes
After Messi if there is a footballer you just want to see play it is kylian . It will be an injustice to football fans around the world if he doesn't move to a bigger club.
Captain K leading and doing his thing.
Mbappe is the future of the team. That's why he's captain.
Stevie can't even articulate his disdain for the man aside from nebulous references to character without any clarity of traits aside from him not having track back duties due to his threat in transition he is the one who you want with the ball on the break. Biased punditry at its finest đ
Guy with glasses got it all wrong. He doesnât get How MbappĂ© works
what a absurd statement from stevie about Mbappe can't be captain simply because he doesn't "press" enough and "stands on the half way line". most number 1 attacking players are the worse pressers, their job is to score and create goals. you can't tell me he didn't influence the game yesterday, let alone what he did in the WWCF. Messi, CR7, even stevie's beloved Salah ain't known for their pressing and defending abilities, it's not their job. 100% guarantee you Mbappe's teammates couldn't give a care in the world about his defending, because they know what he brings in attack. just absurd statement to make seriously.
Who is the better : our rugby team with Dupon or our football team with mbappe đ€Ł
all you young uns calling Stevie racist and old school are wrong and unfair. Neymar was by far the best performer for Brazil but an utter disaster as a captain. Most captains are defenders ..for a reason
I,m sorry l don't really understand this white guy the hate he have for Kyllian Mbappe
The old guy is just an hater.
The dude with the glasses is trying too hard to come up with arguments to say Mbappé is not deserving of the captaincy, failing really hard at it.
Stevie literally described the captain of the World Cup winning team who all the other players on his team would die for đđâwho wants to look up when youâre under pressure & see your captain standing on the halfway line with a cup of tea waiting for you to give him the ball?â ..every player thatâs played for Argentina or Barcelona đđŸââïžđ€·đŸââïžâŠMbappe will go to another level with the added responsibility,if he hadnât done some of the funny stuff with the whole leaving not leaving he wouldâve been able to be a better leader for psg as well rn not sure if neymar would fall in line but you can just get rid of him & once he earns Messiâs trust which I think he slowly has,Messi wonât have a problem with him being more vocal but for France he is perfect just look at his halftime speech during the World Cup final
Netherlands are not gonna go far if koeman is your coach
Griezmann will play WC 2026 . Kante , pogba , lucas hernandez will come back . They will replace the young midfield and we are going to have the best midfield
All u guys are talking about world cup final and WC final . It was just one game .
2 Many Manfans infatuated with Mbappe fkn cringe
How can Stevie talk about Mbappeâs character especially if he doesnât know the kid and heâs not in the dressing room with him⊠people arenât always who they appear to be.
I find absolutely cringy Mbappe is the captain and these ex players listen go take nanna nap yeah
Mbappe simply leads by example. Case closed
The guy who says MBappe doesn't have the character to be captain does not understand MBappe's personality because he can't speak French. In order to understand MBappe you need to listen to him speaking in French. He will be a great captain because he is capable of adapting to a different role on the pitch due to his great intelligence.
France looks pretty scary.I mean Netherland is a pretty good team
Anyone who thinks Mbappe is a better captain than Griezman must be smoking buch
Stevie's sick of reflecting on Liverpool's disappointments this season, and he just wanted a chance to soak up someone else's (Mario's) tears. Give Stevie a break. The man's had a rough year.
Griezman was the key for France in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup . Clearly France's most important player . Mbappe was completely invisible in both the QF, And SF in the world cup . England neutralized mbappe easily
Where was he for 7Omins ??? He did show up in the end. Thatâs all that matters. Stop hating Steve
That world cup turnover was impacted by Thuram and Coman yes Mbappe scored the goals but those players were all over the pitch.
Netherlands were missing Gakpo, Frenkie de Jong, Botman, De Ligt, Bergwijn, Veerman, Dumfries…
Steve you hatred and saltiness for Mbappe is getting ridiculous. Do you even know him personally tsww
THE NEW GOAAAATS!
M'Bappe is gonna be the first black president of France in 2042 lol!
Anybody can show up on a WC final yet only 2 players in history have a hat-trick next to their name in that game…