Last month, Kylian Mbappé, with Lamine Yamal, launched a real media campaign with a view to the Ballon d’Or. A race for punchlines during which the captain of the France team did not hesitate to praise his performances. The Bondynois declared that his performances at the World Cup had “burned the retina”and considered himself “the chosen one”. Finally, he did not tremble during a press conference with Real Madrid.
When a journalist asked him who the best player in the world was, Mbappé responded instantly. “Me, always. But it’s very personal. Everyone has their opinion. There are some who think I’m the best, others who don’t. I think this year can be the right year to win the Ballon d’Or. » Capable of displaying his ambitions loud and clear, even if it meant offending some of his friends like Ousmane Dembélé, Mbappé ended up annoying in France. Considered too pretentious
in this race for the Ballon d’Or, the Merengue was not surprised by the reaction of the French.
“I know the culture of my country”
Crowned Onze d’Or 2026, the 27-year-old striker took advantage of an interview given to World Eleven to return to this moment. Asked about an “American way of doing things, a little less understood in France”, Mbappé quickly cut off the question. ” A little ? »he replied, before bursting out laughing and continuing. “Yes, I understand everything. When we talked about understanding the context, I know perfectly well what context I am in and what country I am in. I know the history of my country, I know the culture of my country, so I know what it can cause when I say things like that”he explained, before concluding.
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“Now, the truth is that before I say it, I know that I can cope if things go well and that I can cope if things go badly, because my personality is like that, I can bear that load. When I say it, it’s both because I mean it and because it’s a motivation. To do great things, you cannot enter a field and tell yourself that others can do it better than you. That would be putting a limit on you, putting a barrier on you. It’s a mentality that I have, that others perhaps don’t have, and it’s the principle of a mentality: everyone has their own. Mine is this one, and I always try to surpass myself by telling myself that if there’s anyone who can do it, it’s me. » We cannot blame Kylian Mbappé for not taking responsibility for his words.
