Évra returns to his strong comments about Mbappé

About ten days ago, Patrice Évra was present on the show Rothen s'igname in the company of Jérôme Rothen and Thierry Henry. During this passage, the former captain of the France team was not kind to Kylian Mbappé: “For me, when you start to say that he is the best player in the world or one of the best, I already say it, he does not even come close to Papin. Let us never compare Mbappé to Thierry Henry. Never compare it. You created this product. For me, he's taking too much in the face, but when you talk about the best player in the world, guys… Have you watched Thierry Henry's performances? You put people on a pedestal who are not on a pedestal” he commented.

He still wanted to find mitigating circumstances for him, particularly regarding his absence from the Blues: “You don't make a cut. Mentally, maybe he needed it or maybe Didier (Deschamps) told him: 'I don't need you. you're not good at the moment'. Mentally, I feel like he's coming out of the tunnel. Kylian, he arrived at Real Madrid on his own. It was number one. Cristiano, when he arrives, he arrives with Kaka' and Karim (Benzema). What happened to him was not deserved but he got people used to eating caviar.“

Évra likes Mbappé but…

Asked to return to his comments, the former Manchester United left-back wanted to clarify things. If he claims to love the player that Mbappé is, he does not support comparisons with other legends: “I hear noises, Patrice doesn't like Mbappé. But that, I think it's only people who have played PlayStation or who are under five years old. Because how can you not love a player like Kylian Mbappé with everything he has brought to football? For me, it’s the comparisons that I don’t like. And when people want to compare him to Thierry Henry or another player, well then I intervene” he said cash.

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