Godlike performance; the absolute balls to step up the way he did... Deserves absolute respect. Now stay with PSG and bring them that CL.
Is Mbappe the best french player ever?
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Wonderful player. Only 23 and already writing WC history. Would love him in United. Truly special player.
You can only judge by what he's done to date. If France won it today he would have matched Pele's career trajectory which is insane, two world cup wins, with big performances and moments in both. Alas it wasn't meant to be. But still a wonderful player and a landmark day in his career despite the loss.
Well he shut me up. Would be rude of me to continue waving the Henry banner.
I doubt he will ever be as complete a player as Messi.
8 goals this WC and now even with R9 in all time WC goals. Expect him to cruise past Klose in the USA WC.
Those who have eyes and at least somewhat good memory know you’re in the right. Don’t let fanboys, kids that started watching football in 2017 and those blinded by recency bias tell you otherwise.
He's lethal. Will dominate the Ballon D'Ors after this season.
Just how confident he was taking all 3 penalties. "Vastly overrated" 
World Cup/Euro years probably but if Haaland continues his trajectory he has good competition.
I just find it really hard to like him.
We should throw the bank at him if he decides to leave psg though, especially if we end up with owners with deep pockets.
We should throw the bank at him if he decides to leave psg though, especially if we end up with owners with deep pockets.
Well, he's 3 behind R9 actually. But surely it's a formality... but then again, it was for Muller too, who went on to do nothing in the next 2 World Cups. So who knows, but very likely.
True but Mpabbe is so much better at creating his own goals. Haaland is the perfect penalty box striker.
After watching Müller almost disintegrating in the two last WCs I expect nothing.
I hope he does well though.
So every second year he'll be nailed on and the odd years they'll be competing?
After watching Müller almost disintegrating in the two last WCs I expect nothing.
I hope he does well though.
So every second year he'll be nailed on and the odd years they'll be competing?
Well they’ll be competing every year but we know that they like to favour international comps and unfortunately Haaland plays for a poor international team.
that's bullshite.
Pelé is probably still the GOAT and never played in Europe.
Also if Mbappé enables PSG to win their first C1 and France's 2nd one (and PSG clearly have the team and the financial power to help him ti do that), it will be a far bigger achievement for his legacy than if he wins it with an English or Spanish big team who are used to win it.
Yeah I messed the R9 number up. He should pass it next one though.
He won't. His game is very around the pen box centric. Ronaldo is the one he'll be trying to match. He could do it - he's excellent. He was really poor for 75 minutes but after that did brilliantly. Excellent nerves under pressure too
I agree.
Best France player in World Cup by a mile
bullshite again, staying in PSG doesn't stop him to already be one of the 2/3 best playersin the world and to score 4 goals in his first two WC finals
I might yet be proven wrong. Got big balls and big talent this kid.
he was not pedestrian, he just hardly had any good balls with France being totally dominated
with Griezmann
Yeah change the history of football by enabling Madrid to win their 15,16 and 17 th CL (and even then, he won't match CR7 or Benzema's record).....wow like winning another CL with Real Madrid would "change" the history of football
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In my eyes, he has a potential to be number 1-3 in the history. Since he can develop in a lot of departments.
He has 2 assists in this WC to Messi's 3.
Henry was better, but Mbappe still has plenty of time to reach new heights.
He will be good in that department. Ronaldo was too. But Messi's creativity is far more than just assists. He's a true playmaker.
But that's another topic. He can be proud of how he flipped his performance completely post 75 minutes. Well bloody done! Gave us a final for the ages.
I think Henry was better, but I'm starting to question some things now.
I love Henry, I'm not sure he would ever have been able to do what Mbappe did today.
France were horrible for 80 minutes, he pretty much carried them on his back and willed it to 3-3 with the help of Kolo Muani. Everyone else was garbage.
I don't think 06 Zidane or 98 Zidane came near this general world cup performance ( Euro 2000 is another debate).
Just on that basis, he has a massive leg up that not even Messi or Ronaldo had at 23 despite their Ballon D'ors at the time. Everyone already treats him like the best player on the planet. A move to a better league and some good seasons where people can watch him week in week out is all he will need to be seen as greater. If Ronaldo De Lima's world cup performances with 2-3 truly out of this world seasons could carry his legacy to a top 10 player of all time, then I can see Mbappe being there one day.
Will probably go down to the greatest french player in the end honestly.
Judge him in 10 years but he's on course if he doesn't get major injuries, dips in form etc.
Judge him in 10 years but he's on course if he doesn't get major injuries, dips in form etc.
A monster of a player.
He doesn't have Messi's innate talent, but he can be the best in the next tier potentially with a few things to develop.
After he scored the pen, he was unstoppable and looked like a goal-scoring threat no matter where he got the ball.
He doesn't have Messi's innate talent, but he can be the best in the next tier potentially with a few things to develop.
After he scored the pen, he was unstoppable and looked like a goal-scoring threat no matter where he got the ball.
I don't know but how is Henry better? Henry for all his greatest didn't have the balls of steel that Mbappe has. Yes Euro 2020(21) he did indeed fcuked up, but Henry was a much bigger bottler than Mbappe.
I don't think talents the right word there.
He's not as refined as Messi is/was - Messi's a robot who does everything right, all the time, but that's his training and his football education. Mbappe is about as naturally talented as it's possible to be in this sport.
Don't agree personally. Mbappe is insanely talented, but he falls a bit short when you compare him to Messi in innate talent.
Mbappe's passing and dribbling is a notch below Messi's.
He's also not as refined, but Messi is the most refined player of all-time.
Even with Pele, 3 behind Ronaldo. But yeah you’d expect him to break the record. It’s fitting he has 12 in 14 in the World Cup like Pele, similar impact in world cups to Ronaldo and Pele. A World Cup legend already, he’ll be remembered for international more than club football.
No disrespect to Ligue 1 but he needs to leave.
absolute animal/psychopath
Still can’t believe that second goal happened. Unreal finish.
Unreal player.
If only Modern Football (sheil-money) hadnt existed, he’d be playing in a good league for a good (non oil team) making his accomplishments far greater. Hopefully he leaves and proves himself in another league.
If only Modern Football (sheil-money) hadnt existed, he’d be playing in a good league for a good (non oil team) making his accomplishments far greater. Hopefully he leaves and proves himself in another league.
Wasn't having any of Macron's comforting
If modern football hadn’t happened, he’d probably be playing in Paris because he’s from Paris?