Thierry Henry, the former glory of Arsenal and the Blues, marveled at Mbappé’s performance against Gibraltar.
Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick during the French team’s historic victory against Gibraltar (14-0) last Saturday. The 2018 world champion’s third goal was the 300th of his professional career, at just 24 years old.
The Paris Saint-Germain striker is the youngest player in history to reach this milestone, beating Neymar’s record (25 years and 24 days). The Frenchman is considered one of the best players in the world, and his precocity record is further proof of his exceptional talent. Thierry Henry, the Espoirs coach, praised the performance of the former Monegasque.
“What this little guy is doing is nonsense. It gets us so used to it… It’s just incredible. This guy, he doesn’t even really play in the middle. He plays everywhere, he scores goals, passes. The problem when you’re very, very, very strong is that people often see what you’re missing, or when you haven’t been good. We’re demanding of him, but he didn’t have to be so good.”declared the former Blues striker in the columns of The Team.
And to add: “Joking aside, let’s be happy that he’s French. He already has 300 goals, and he’s 16 years old (laughs)… What do you want me to tell you? There are some who haven’t even put that into training in their career. »
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Mbappé at the table of Ronaldo and Messi
The 98 world champion believes that the Bondynois can still improve his statistics. “How high can he go?” Thousand. No, I’m overdoing it… But Kylian, he’s the one who will decide, quite simplycontinued the Ulis child. To be around him a little, I know that he breathes football, that he prepares well… It’s like talking about Messi and Ronaldo: since the age of 16, they have played every match. These guys are just on another planet, and Kylian is a part of that. I wish him to double his goal total within four or five years. »
Indeed, the third place winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or still has many years ahead of him to continue his progress. For now, he has already written a beautiful page in the history of football, even if it remains impossible to predict what he will accomplish in the years to come.
