Mbappe is highly reliant on his immense pace and acceleration. He can never last as long as Lewandowski has/will. He does not have the physical or technical qualities of Ronaldo to morph himself into a final third monster and sustain himself in his 30's.
I won't be surprised one bit if Lewandowski to Bayern is remembered as the better deal.
They'll probably give him a long term deal. Imagine if he flops. If his numbers don't match up to his salary billing I'm afraid he'll get a lot more hate than he's getting now.
I don't think its an agenda. I think his world cup exploits at 18 sold him to people as a player he simply isn't. They thought he's the new Messi/Ronaldo.
Now 4 years later they are still underwhelmed that he's just a top 5 player in the world despite Messi and Ronaldo declining.
Players with Mbappe's attributes always peak early so there's that too. He's very possibly stepping into his "peak".
Dude, I get where you are coming from.
The point is Mbappe has done well at every level since he broke out. He's the best young player in the world.
Its just that post World Cup he was marked up as the next top star of Football and he's merely top 5 right now(which is still great for his age).
So while I broadly agree with you, I'd say you are giving him a bit too much flak.
And yes, the media is obviously trying to push him a bit too desperately because they want their clicks and money. Some of it is annoying. Largely because of the sheer desperation and the lack of credit given to certain players who deserve more of it.
I reckon Football will go back to the 2000's where different players win the individual accolades based on that particular year.
