In the French team, the 23-year-old striker Kylian Mbappé, who is considered the “successor” of Messi and Ronaldo, is also the most promising player with the most goals scored in this World Cup. .Candidates for the Adidas Golden Boot. (Photo/Dazhi/Associated Press)
The “British-French War” quarter-final between the previous champions France and the runners-up England took place in the early morning of the 11th. In the end, the Gallic Rooster defeated the Three Lions 2-1, making it the seventh time in the team’s history to enter the semi-finals of the World Cup. In the team, the 23-year-old striker Kylian Mbappé, who is considered the “successor” of Messi and Ronaldo, is currently the most promising player with the highest number of goals scored in This World Cup. Candidates for the Adidas Golden Boot will have a better chance to lead France to compete for the third World Cup championship in the team’s history. However, due to Mbappe’s constant controversy in recent years, even public opinion in France is not very friendly to him.
According to the British “Daily Mail” report, Mbappe was born in Bondi, the Ile-de-France region with a very prosperous football atmosphere and the largest number of scouts. Eight players in the French team for the 2018 World Cup were born here. . First of all, at the age of 18, Mbappe shocked the football world with his powerful attacking force in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, top 8, and top 4 from February to May 2017. Scored 6 goals and since then he has become the most impressive young player in European football. In December 2017, he became the youngest player in Champions League history to score 10 goals.
In terms of national team career, at the age of 19, he scored 2 goals in 4 minutes against Argentina in the top 16 of the 2018 World Cup, becoming the only player under the age of 20 to score 2 goals in just one game. World Cup history, Brazil ties Billy Wang’s amazing record. After that, he scored in the 65th minute of the second half of the 2018 World Cup final, which also made him level with Pele again, becoming the second player under the age of 20 to score in a World Cup final. Due to Mbappe’s outstanding performance on the field, he won the “Best Young Player” award at the 2018 World Cup, while France successfully won the World Cup final. He was hailed by the media as “the best young player in the world” when he was 19 years old, and was also considered the “best future player in the world” after Messi and Ronaldo.
However, Mbappe continued to cause controversy afterwards. In addition to angering Real Madrid fans because of the Real Madrid transfer farce in 2022, he also claimed that South American football is not as good as European football, which offended South American fans. On the court, he is also a hot prodigal son who has his own way. For example, in the 2018 World Cup semi-final match between France and Belgium, during stoppage time, Mbappe took the ball to the corner flag, but the ball touched out of bounds After picking up the ball, he did not give it to the Belgian player, but threw it into the field to control the ball himself. In the end, the referee showed him a yellow card as a warning. He even deliberately delayed the time at the end of the game and collided with the opponent. Faced with criticism, Mbappe responded: “Let them think what they want… If they’re not happy, I can say sorry, anyway, we’re in the final.”
In this regard, another former player, Guillaume Peria, also said, “French culture is more humble than in the United States. “Mbappe’s arrogance on the field and private arrogance are in the eyes of many French people. He has become “the little prince” in running, and some fans will even laugh at him and imitate his running style, and take pleasure in it.
The player Allan Momege also said, “He has to be fully prepared mentally and morally, which is very important, because many young and talented players fail because of this.”
