Kylian Mbappe is still young, but still a striker could lift the trophy for the second time on Sunday.
Kyalian Mbappe is a Phenomenon
As Kylian Mbappe‘s opponents have consistently admitted over the past four weeks, nothing prepares them for the pace. Polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski that he has obviously seen him several times on TV, but there is a big difference between watching him and facing him. According to him, on the pitch, Kylian Mbappe seems even more unstoppable and also said that he is extraterrestrial!
Aston Villa right-back Matty Cash, meanwhile, has done all his homework – and is still educated. He explained that he spent the day watching his clips and he knew it would be a tough test, but when Kylian Mbappe gets the ball, stops and moves, he is the fastest Matty has ever seen. According to Cash, he watches videos while lying in bed! In real life, he burns his legs – that’s the difference.
No wonder Matty couldn’t buy Kylian’s jersey after Poland’s loss to France. The Poland national team player kept it in a safe in his hotel room, where Messi’s jersey – harvested from the group stages – was already the pride of the place. It’s easy to see why Matty sees jerseys as such valuable possessions.
The player was lucky enough to secure himself the most sought-after monuments from confronting two of the best players in the world in one tournament. This chance will never come again. These are two of the best players at very different stages of their careers. And yet on Sunday they will meet in the final of the World Cup. This rarely happens. Mike Tyson never faced Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight title. James has never hosted Jordan in the NBA Finals.
And make no mistake: Lionel Messi vs. Kylian Mbappe in Qatar is a matchup of such historic sporting proportions. Lionel has already done enough at this tournament to show exactly why the Argentine has long been considered the greatest ever to play the game. But Kylian couldn’t be better off to usurp him in the coming years. Two titles at his age would be sensational. They talk about the level of Brazilian player Pelé’s legacy at the World Cup.
At Russia 2018, of course, Kylian was the only teenager other than Brazil icon to score in the final. Pele wrote on social media after France’s victory over Croatia that welcome to the club. At Qatar 2022, meanwhile, Mbappe took his overall tournament count to nine. No one has ever scored so many goals at that age. If Kylian Mbappe remains fit, he will almost certainly break Miroslav Klose’s record of 16.
The player has at least two more tournaments in it, after all. The Frenchman will be only 31 in 2030. It’s truly ridiculous how much Kylian has achieved in this scene at such a young age. Mbappe already has more World Cup goals than Ronaldo and is only two by Lionel. There are, of course, ongoing concerns about his character, fears that Kylian might not live up to his full potential because the player’s ego is out of control.
Brazil national team player Dani Alves was just the latest high-profile figure to claim that his former PSG teammate has yet to learn what it means to be a team player. Alves said that Kyalian Mbappe is a phenomenon who has not yet realized that those who play with him in attack are a phenomenon greater than him. According to Dani, a great player should always know and understand who he is playing with, their teammates enrich their qualities. However, for France, Kylian is the undoubted star of the team.