He’s the boss. Once again resplendent during the historic victory (14-0) of the Blues against Gibraltar, Saturday evening, Kylian Mbappé continues to shock the football world. Now only third top scorer in the history of the French team with 46 goals, the number 7 of Paris Saint-Germain crushes everything in his path. With 300 career goals (227 with PSG, 27 with AS Monaco and 46 in EdF), all at just 24 years old, the captain of the Blues (74 caps, 46 goals) has once again proven all the extent of his talent on the pitch of the Allianz Riviera. Under the eyes of 32,758 spectators, the Bondynois performed a new recital.
300 career goals!
Logically elected man of the match by the FM editorial team, after two assists and three goals – including a 40-meter lob – the person concerned, who had recently assured that this new armband forced him to change, returned to this dream evening at the microphone of Téléfootthis Sunday morning. “It is important. It’s special when you know that some players who have marked the history of football don’t have 300 goals. But for me, it’s just a step. I know where I want to go and I want to score a lot more than 300 goals.”, first assured the Habs, determined to push the limits of this sport. Asked subsequently about the evolution in his game, Mbappé also assured that these changes were essential to stay at the top.
“You know, it’s football that dictates its time, that dictates its tempo. If you don’t change, football will move on to something else and you will be forgotten. Even the greatest have had to change things. I played with Leo (Messi). Leo, he changed his game. It wasn’t the same when he was in Barcelona as in Paris and that’s what allowed him to continue to win, a World Cup, collective and individual titles.. Essential in the tricolor jersey, valuable in the City of Light (15 goals and 1 assist in 15 matches in all competitions), the one who will be free from any contract in June 2024 has, moreover, justified this impressive performance by the demands that we stared at him every day. “I have teammates and coaches who always ask me for more. I am very happy that there is this requirement around me. I want to continue to progress and help my team as best as possible”.
The Blues locker room is a complete fan!
Comments notably echoing the remarkable exit of Luis Enrique, not completely satisfied with his protégé despite a new hat-trick scored against Stade de Reims. “Of course, on the statistics sheet, as I said before, I knock on wood, but I think that will always be the case, that I will have good statistics. In the game too, I want to help my team offensively and defensively too. It is the objective”, added, in this regard, the former Monegasque. One thing is certain, if certain sources mentioned possible internal tensions, particularly among the Blues, as for this growing status, the captain of the reigning vice-world champions seems, today, to be unanimous in the French locker room. “He has this ability to be very decisive, without neglecting the collective”remarked Didier Deschamps in this sense, delighted by the contribution of his star.
A similar speech among certain executives of this France group. “What he has done since the start of his career is exceptional”noted his teammate Ousmane Dembélé while Youssouf Fofana disguised himself as a perfect soldier. “I hope to be at his side in the French team to push him a little further into history”. Same story, finally, for the Marseillais, Jonathan Clauss, amazed by the maturity of his compatriot. “He combines leadership through what he gives off and what he does on the field. At the same time, it doesn’t take up all the space and it gives everyone the opportunity to express themselves and be themselves.. Pillar of a club destined to win the Champions League and captain of a selection with overflowing ambitions, Kylian Mbappé is, today, determined to revolutionize this game.
