“I can understand some people who think it’s bullshit,” commented Kylian Mbappé, holder of the World Cup goals record, about the score at the break (4-0 against France) on Saturday. during the small final of the World Cup lost 6-4 against England.
“I can understand some people who think that (the first period) was nonsense, that we didn’t respect the jersey. I would say more that we were human and that unfortunately, we cannot afford to be human,” he reacted to the microphone of M6.
The French captain estimated that the Blues were “completely stunned” by the first 45 minutes of the English: “I think they woke us up. Afterwards, in the second half, we became high-level players again.”
Mbappé especially regretted that the French woke up too late and in vain for Didier Deschamps’ final match after 14 years on the bench.
“The first half gives the impression that we let Didier Deschamps down and that’s not at all what we wanted to make people feel”
“It’s more of a shame for the coach. We wanted to do something for him, unfortunately the first half gave the impression that we let him down and that’s not at all what we wanted to make people feel,” he assured.
Author of his 21st and 22nd goals, the Real Madrid striker became the sole record holder for the number of goals in the history of the World Cup, two steps ahead of Lionel Messi, before Argentina’s final against Spain on Sunday.
“Leo scores all the time, tomorrow (editor’s note: Sunday) he’s going to score for sure, he predicted. I just try to help my team score every time,” he explained before emphasizing that he would have “liked not to be the top scorer in history and to play the match tomorrow” against the Albiceleste.
“I think it’s good for everything that is heritage (…) but today, it’s not the first thing that crosses my mind,” he assured about this record.
