Mbappe, is rapidly looking to become one of the greatest soccer players ever, however, how good is he really? Is he overrated? Is he underrated? What will happen to him in the future? He is being praised as 'the greatest ever' and 'successor to Ronaldo and Messi' but upon comparing Mbappe to Ronaldo and Messi at their retrospective ages it became clear to me how good he really is.
Kylian Mbappe was born on the 20th of December 1998 in Bondy, France. He began his career at a Chelsea youth academy before moving to Monaco to begin his professional career. Just last season PSG saw talent in the youngster and signed him to play on loan with the option to buy. PSG took the opportunity, to say the least. Ever since his arrival in the French capital he has been instrumental as a finisher and also as an incredibly pacy RW. He has won one Ligue 1 trophy with PSG and a World Cup with France. Many are praising him as the best ever however upon looking at him compared to Ronaldo and Messi at the age of 19 there is no comparison. Ronaldo was dominating in Manchester United and was outskilling up to five opponents at a time. He was scoring goals just after the half line. He scored goals with his right, left and head. Ronaldo was unstoppable. Messi is even better. At nineteen with just one touch of the ball combined with his incredible pace, he would outskill seven players before coolly chipping the goalkeeper. Mbappe does not have the composure that these stars had. He produces similar moments occasionally, however, Ronaldo and Messi made these moments in every game. Playing in the EPL and La Liga at nineteen is much more competitive than playing in Ligue 1 which would have made it harder for them again. The only player that I currently see who may be at the level of Leo and Cris is Vinicius Junior.
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Angus Mclaughlin