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#3 Kylian Mbappe’s Dynamism
When Diego Maradona was a teenager, he was guiding Argentina to international glory…………….. in the 1979 FIFA Youth Championship. When Lionel Messi was 19, he was an unused substitute in the World Cup quarterfinal. Even a 19-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo could not guide his side to glory in the 2004 Euros. When Kylian Mbappe was 19, he was scoring an absolute screamer in the World Cup Final.
Mbappe has done more at 19 than any footballing legend barring Pele. It was his pace and technical ability that allowed France to be so conservative throughout the tournament. They knew that as soon as they got on the counter, Mbappe would be able to run onto through balls and punish opposing defenses with his pace along with dribbling.
The 19-year-old had as many great moments in the tournament as many legends do in their careers. There was his goal against Peru. The brace against Argentina. His dribbling against Belgium. The second-half run against Croatia. Of course, his peach in the 59th minute of the final. Yet, if there was one moment that encapsulated Mbappe’s tournament, then it was his run in the 10th minute against Argentina which earned France’s penalty. It had everything: pace, dribbling, intelligence and the youthful enthusiasm that makes Mbappe so great.
