French star Kilian McBarbie has been slightly quiet in Europe this season, scoring just one 12-yard penalty so far and suffering a penalty miss against Belgium. Leader Deegans seems to be carrying some of the pressure as a result. Against Belgian veteran Wittenham, McBarbee made repeated attempts to break through, but failed to do so. When the opponent gave an oops gift, McBarbie went to the opponent to celebrate, a move that sparked widespread controversy.
McBarbie has played 15 matches for the team so far this season and has only scored 1 goal, both from penalty kicks. After the game, the Deegans leader revealed, "When McBarbie first started to get used to his new mask, the problem of sweating affected his vision, sometimes even only his eyes would sweat, and this caused him problems. McBarbie's family atmosphere seems to have a special kind of magic. We are hopeful that his front troubles will be resolved, but the side vision issues will still take him the next few weeks or even months to get used to."
During the game, the 37-year-old Wittenham played tight defense on McBarbie. In the second half, McBarbee was forced to fall in the penalty area, and Wittenham expressed his displeasure at the fall, while McBarbee kept complaining and counterattacking. Towards the end of the game, Wittenham was forced to take an own goal, and McBarbee was thrilled to go up and celebrate. Numerous netizens criticized McBarbee's behavior, saying he was too childish, lacked poise, and even questioned his strength.
