2023-06-20 21:24:33
Kylian Mbappé celebrates his goal against Greece on Monday at the Stade de France. FRANCK FIFE/AFP
DECRYPTION – Author of an almost perfect season, the striker has never been so close to the supreme reward.
Does Kylian Mbappé deserve the 2023 Ballon d’Or? “I would say yes”,dropped the interested party on Monday, on TF1, after the victory of “his” Blues against Greece (1-0). Overconfidence, arrogance? Not really. “It’s always difficult to talk about an individual trophy because you have to put yourself forward on your own, when it’s something that doesn’t necessarily pass in the eyes of the general public. But it’s an individual trophy.” he recalls. Still ranked between ninth and fourth place since 2017, Bondy’s star should make his first appearance on the podium on October 30. It remains to be seen where. The highest? It is not far-fetched to imagine it, even if it is not favored by forecasts.
“KM” leaves in any case with a significant handicap: he has not won any of the two major competitions in 2022-2023, the World Cup and the Champions League, unlike his two main rivals, the champion of world Leo Messi and the winner of the Champions League-Premier…
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