How far will Kylian Mbappé go in this 2022 World Cup? For now, no one can answer this question given the immense talent of the French prodigy, who led the Blues to the quarter-finals of the World Cup last night. Author of a double once morest Poland and a decisive pass, Mbappé made the powder speak once more and he allowed France to qualify for the next round of the competition, where it is a shock once morest the England which will be on the menu. English journalists were spooked by the performance of the PSG player yesterday, with remarks that seemed to betray their concerns for the quarter-final on Saturday evening at Al-Bayt stadium.
The English press frightened by Mbappé
First of all, Jamie Carragher, former Liverpool defender and now columnist for The Telegraph during this World Cup, wrote: “What is scary is that Matty Cash (the Polish right side, editor’s note) came out well once morest Mbappe. There’s only one team I’ve seen that impressed me more than England in this World Cup. Unfortunately, that team is France.” For their part, the journalists of The Game, which is the newspaper of the World Cup of the media The Times, quipped by assuring that Gareth Southgate, coach of England, had had a good idea by selecting three right-backs to counter Mbappe. “You did well to bring three right-backs, Gareth!”, reads, while the Guardian and the BBC were rave regarding the performance of the 23-year-old striker.
“Much of the credit goes to Mbappé, whose second-half performance was one of the best of this tournament. His two late goals were a reminder of his individual talent which, when other radars are off, is quite prodigious to blow up anyone”, writes the Guardian, while the BBC headlined: “The incredible Mbappé has dethroned the historic Giroud.” We can therefore understand that journalists across the Channel are not very reassured before the match on Saturday evening.
