Kylian Mbappé is already one of the top scorers of the 2026 World Cup. With 4 goals in 2 matches, against Senegal and Iraq, the French team striker demonstrated to the whole world that his white season at Real Madrid could quickly be forgotten… or almost. Because certain individuals are always looking for the small detail to destabilize the Madrilenian, in particular by criticizing his defensive withdrawals. Former Netherlands midfielder Clarence Seedorf disagrees. According to him, this is not necessarily Mbappé’s job.
“Mbappé? I admire his performances. In terms of goals, it’s incredible. I don’t understand all this buzz around the fact that Mbappé doesn’t defend” he said in Rio Ferdinand’s podcast, before continuing on other cases. “Rooney had exceptional defensive work, it was great to have him. Maybe Cristiano (Ronaldo) wasn’t defending as much. But who cares? The guy scores 40 goals per season. I will run for him and do the extra work. That was our mentality”.
