It only took a few games for doubt to give way to certainty. The new king of Spanish football is French, and even his greatest skeptics are today at his feet.
There were promises, expectations, and then there is the reality on the ground. And it is final. This Saturday evening, on the still hostile lawn of Anoeta, Kylian Mbappé delivered a master's score. A goal, a decisive pass, an activity at all times … He alone carried a Real Madrid reduced to ten for an hour, offering victory to his team at ForcePS (2-1). An XXL performance which ended the debate: the Spanish press, as a whole, fell in love.
“An atomic bomb”, “The Mbappé of 2018”
The superlatives have pleased. For daily life Markit's simple: Mbappé “Govern the championship”.
The Madrid newspaper talks about a “Imposing presentation”, of a player who is in the
« prime » From his career since his arrival in Bernabéu.
Son concurrent, ASgo even further, calling it “Atomic bomb with crampons” and “Demolaban player”. “I see the Mbappé of 2018”,
Even ignites one of his journalists (Tomas Roncero).
Even in Catalonia, we are forced to bow. Sports World Salves one “Handered player”, that evolves “A higher level” to that of the past season. No more individualistic player, make way for a leader who sacrifices himself for the collective,
As evidenced by his « 100 minutes
d’engagement » Despite the numerical inferiority.
More than a scorer, a leader
This is perhaps where the greatest evolution is located. Beyond the statistics, it is the character of Mbappé which impresses Spain. His ability to take the game on his own when his team suffers, to respond to the physical challenge, to be decisive in key moments … He is no longer just a world class attacker, he has become the undisputed boss of Real Madrid.
After years of soap operas and rumors, Kylian Mbappé is finally where he wanted to be. And he proves it at each outing. The doubts about his adaptation are swept away, the criticisms have been killed. Today, all of Spain agrees: he is indeed the worthy heir to the greatest legends passed by the White House.
