Ethan Mbappé caused a sensation last Sunday in Ligue 1. Came into play at 81e minute of the match between Lille and PSG, in place of Mathias Fernandez-Pardo, the young attacking midfielder (18 years old) gave the Mastiffs the point of a draw (1-1) by equalizing with a beautiful strike. All under the eyes of his big brother Kylian, present in the stands and obviously delighted for him.
Can this goal, his second of the year after the one he scored against Toulouse (2-1) on September 14, finally launch his season, hitherto marked by several physical glitches? For Pierre Ménès, the neo-Lille player in any case has potential.
“I think Ethan has undeniable technical qualities with his left foot”he judges on his YouTube channel.
Pierre Ménès lets loose on Ethan Mbappé
“What is actually quite curious to see is that he has absolutely nothing in common with his big brother, football-wise.continues the sports journalist, who on the other hand has reservations about the athletic aspect.
Physically, it's still a little more complicated. Besides, since he has been in Lille, he has been injured more often than anything else. »
“But I think if he manages to be healthy, maybe we will have an interesting playerconcludes the former Canal+ consultant. In any case, he has already scored two goals with Lille this season, and two goals which brought points to the club since he scored the winning goal in stoppage time against Toulouse and he scored this equalizer against PSG. »
