Scorer against Greece, untenable this season on a personal level, Kylian Mbappé did not hide his ambitions for the Ballon d’Or. Knowing that this would provoke strong reactions.
The season of Kylian Mbappé and almost all of French football ended on Monday evening at the Stade de France with a minimalist victory against Greece. It is probably not the 1-0 success that will be retained when it comes to looking at the performance of Didier Deschamps’ training in recent months, with a lost World Cup final that has remained in all memories. But whether against Greece, or against Argentina, Kylian Mbappé stacks the goals and he even became the greatest director in the history of French football over a season, ahead of Just Fontaine.
Mbappé still wants to go down in history
What give him hopes of returning a little more in the pantheon of world football if he continues on this momentum. Even if he does not manage to make PSG triumph on the European scene while being largely the best Parisian player of the season, Kylian Mbappé is one of the names whispered for a race for the Ballon d’Or announced finally more open than expected. As the supreme individual award reached out to Lionel Messi after his Qatar title, the Argentine disappeared from circulation for the remainder of the season, resting on his laurels before giving up top football by joining the Major League Soccer.
“The Ballon d’Or? It’s difficult to talk about an individual trophy, because you have to put yourself forward, and it doesn’t always pass for the general public. I think I correspond to the criteria: I would say Yes”
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As a result, the names of Erling Haaland, untenable with Manchester City, or Rodri, who not only achieved the treble with the English club but also just won the Nations League, return for the title which will be awarded this fall, for the 2022 season. -2023. For his part, Kylian Mbappé sees himself without any problem at the level of the main candidates, and he entrusted it without trembling to the microphone of TF1 before going on vacation, even if he knows that this outing will be talked about in France, where the ambition at all costs and the desire to win everything are not always well regarded.
Mbappé knows he will not please the general public
” It’s difficult to talk about an individual trophy, because you have to put yourself forward and it’s not well seen by the general public. What are the new criteria? Is it to burn the retina and be impactful? I think I fit the criteria. We’ll see. It’s the people who vote but I’m still optimistic “, Delivered Kylian Mbappé, who believes that his regularity with PSG, his impressive statistics and his incredible journey in the World Cup, also allow him to show that he can shine in the big meetings.
In any case, as he planned, this declared ambition reacted to Internet users, who believe that Mbappé sees himself as too handsome. “ He is above ground, Ballon d’Or with a title of champion of France”, “it is true that he is impactful, we have seen it in the Champions League”, “he is crazy, he does not deserve not even the Top5”, “he will have to wait a few more seasons “, And other kindnesses inviting him to come down to earth after this statement which the PSG striker was sure would react. It didn’t miss.
