DECRYPTION – The striker of the Blues, author of a double Tuesday evening, advances at a crazy pace which allows him to believe in all individual records.
He is only 23 years old and superlatives are already lacking to qualify Kylian Mbappé’s outings. Even Didier Deschamps, questioned Tuesday evening in Lille after the victory of the Blues against South Africa (5-0), on the fact of having new things to say to the journalists about his protege, begins to seek his vocabulary. Author of a double against the South Africans, for his 25e and 26e goal in selection, the world champion now climbs to 11e rank of the top scorers of the France team, but at this speed he could quickly enter the Top 10 and much more. With the assumed objective of dethroning Thierry Henry (51 goals) … already in the sights of Olivier Giroud (48 goals) and Antoine Griezmann (42 goals).
There is still a long way to go because, what Titi did, nobody did. I think I can get there much faster than you think
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« Of course I always wanted to be the first everywhere, in the French team as in the clubhe confided at the end of the match on this historic record. There is still a long way to go because, what Titi did, nobody did. I think I can do it well…
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