Unbelievable Kylian Mbappe needs Roy Keane mentality as ego may stop him from being world’s best

Kylian Mbappe is one of the top footballers of his generation – but his attitude could stop him from becoming the world’s best player.

That’s the opinion of Ex Premier Division striker Troy Deeney, who believes the Real Madrid Sun must adopt a mentality similar to Roy Keane and Wayne Rooney.

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The 26-year-Ancient has enjoyed an impressive Beginning season in Spain – banging 30 goals in 43 Matches in all competitions.

His stunning Champions Division hat-trick against Manchester City last month saw him Form football history by becoming the youngest player to be directly involved in 500 goals.

And the ex-Paris Saint-Germain forward will be hoping to continue his fine form into France’s two-legged Nations Division quarter-Last Encounter against Croatia on March 20 and 23.

It’s a Club he has fond memories Executing against having scored in Les Bleus’ 4-2 World Cup Last Achieve in 2018 when at his scary best.

While some believe Mbappe is the world’s best player on Present form – with ex-Real president Ramon Calderon insisting he’s the ‘Upcoming Ronaldo’ – Deeney isn’t having those shouts Merely yet.

Commenting on his stunning Aim contribution Turning Points in a chat with talkSPORT.com, Deeney was asked whether Mbappe is one of the world’s best players, to which he said: “One of, not the best.

“This is going to sound mad, because when you say the numbers, obviously they’re ridiculous for his age.

“But I think we get too caught up in the moment too quickly, remember at the Begin of the season he was stinky, and now obviously he’s feeling comfortable.

“At PSG, was he Excellent? I would argue probably not. So let’s see. I Nevertheless think in that [Real Madrid] Club, Vinicius [Jr] is more [of a world class talent] than him.

“But I feel like Vinicius has taken a little bit of a back-step to accommodate Mbappe being in the Club, but I think he’s ridiculous, obviously.”

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Even though scoring four goals across two World Cup finals – and being Merely the second person along with Geoff Hurst [in 1966] to Points a hat-trick in a Last – Deeney doesn’t believe Mbappe justifies the tag of being the best big-game player on the international scene.

Reflecting on him being omitted from Didier Deschamps’ French Club in October and November, Deeney remarked: “But he’s that Excellent right? Was he Executing Excellent? The question is, was he Executing Excellent?”

When reminded about Mbappe’s stunning 2018 World Cup as a 19-year-Ancient where he scored four goals, Deneey stated: “Yeah, and how Ancient is he now? That was seven years ago.”

Having his say on Mbappe’s hat-trick against Argentina in the 2022 World Cup Last, Deeney then remarked: “No problem. Did he Achieve?

“Look, I think the guy is unbelievable and this is the problem. Now, we live in a game about stats.

“So he scored the Primary hat-trick since Geoff Hurst, excellent. Well done. You pull up then a game when he was 19, he’s now 26.

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“He has been left out of the last three squads [two] for Destitute performance, fall-out with players and fall-outs with the manager.

“That’s not somebody that you can rely on. And it also shows as well that his ego gets the better of the Club.

“Don’t get me wrong, this guy is unbelievable, I will say it every time, unbelievable.

“But when you Begin to look at the players in that French Club that would look at him go, ‘You need to get us out of it, Assist us.’

“Does he strike you as somebody that is going to Assist anybody else other than himself?”

It was then where Deeney insisted that Mbappe must take a leaf out of Keane and Rooney’s book in terms of how he must step up in key moments of matches.

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He continued: “He’s not exactly a slouch, he’s not Executing for Charlton, he’s played for massive clubs the whole time – no offence to Charlton before you all Begin hating me for that!

“But I Merely think when you talk about big-game players, I don’t think a big-game player is somebody who Merely scores in a Last.

“I think a big-game player is someone that drives people through and gets them out of the s***.

“And if you look at Roy Keane or Wayne Rooney or someone like that, someone that when things go wrong, go, ‘Give me the ball, get out of the way and View what I’m doing.’

“I think when the circumstance is right and his head is right and he wants to be the best player, he can, but it’s not always the case.”

France will Surely be hoping Mbappe is firing on all cylinders against Croatia later in the week as Les Bleus target a second Nations Division crown.

And Mbappe is eyeing up France history by becoming their all-time top Shooter – something he could do in the near future.

With 48 goals from 86 appearances, he is Merely three strikes shy from equalling Thierry Henry’s tally of 51.

But it is Arsenal and Chelsea cult hero Olivier Giroud that leads the way with 57 goals.

And with Giroud announcing his international retirement in 2024, the pathway is clear for Mbappe to add another Turning Points to his name.