A goal and a dice pass. Too strong. – Christophe Ena / AP / SIPA
At the Stade de France,
After such a performance, how not to ask Kylian Mbappé the question of his future at Paris Saint-Germain, even if it would be the 18th on the subject that the attacker would dodge as he colds the defenders. “We must take advantage of the title, he was content to answer the microphone of Eurosport. Look at all the people who are happy! “A courteous way of asking to leave him alone, but understand that the more Mbappé comes out of pig games like Wednesday night in the Coupe de France final against Monaco, the more he will appear to be vital to PSG and the more the question of his future will haunt the brain of the followers. Because let’s say it clearly: without him, not sure that Paris will emerge from the Monegasque quagmire, at least not in the same way.
At least that’s the opinion of defeated coach Niko Kovac. “Over the 90 minutes, the difference is Kylian Mbappé. An assist, the bar, a goal, that’s why everyone wants to recruit him. “We will indeed underline the quality of his interception – certainly greatly facilitated by Disasi – on Mauro Icardi’s opening scoring as well as his clinical finish to make the break at the end of the match. “It’s the work of a whole team, which put me in the best conditions,” he retorted, modestly, at a press conference. I only improved this work. “If it is necessary to name one other than him tonight, it is Angel Di Maria, who has become the best passer in the history of PSG (104 assists) thanks to his offering on the 2-0.
Actions that deserved better
But let’s stick to Kyky, of which we note curiously that the two most beautiful actions of the meeting were not followed by goals:
15th minute: Corner for Monaco. Balloon floating at the limit of the Parisian surface, Kylian Mbappé tumbles and gratifies us with an interstellar ball ascent. Double contact, rake, safe ball handling, and all at the speed of light. Only the withdrawal of almost the whole of the Monegasque bloc which had gone after him would dissuade him from continuing his solitary raid. We hadn’t seen that since Olive and Tom.
80th minute: Mbappé takes advantage of Majecki’s advanced positioning to attempt the dead sheet of 25 meters, a gesture that will recall Cavani’s attempt with Manchester against PSG in the Champions League, with each time the same point of fall: the crossbar.
Mbappé is already thinking about featuring with Benzema
Faced with this recital, only one observation. Mbappé is ready to crush Europe in football and it is difficult to see what can stop him now that he has survived the excessively virile assaults of Djibril Sidibé, whom we feared for a long time on Wednesday that he would shoot us the legs of the tricolor crack . Yes, if he continues to dodge his opponents’ pruning blows, Kyky will be unplayable this summer. His races, his handholds, his feints, everything indicates that he is fishing. Especially since the guy wriggles with impatience at the idea of playing alongside Karim Benzema in the France team.
“I’ve always said I wanted to play with great players. Benzema, I don’t think there are many above in the world, ”he said. If he continues like this, the young Parisian will soon be able to count himself in the lot. But while we wait to see if he can be stronger than KB9, let’s already see if he is even better by his side. We will know more on June 2, during the first preparation match of the Blues against Wales. And let us tell you that we too are impatient with the thought of the ghost’s caviar for his worthy heir. An association that could very quickly extend beyond the sole framework of the France team, if you see where we are going.