FIFA World Cup: Kylian Mbappe is a whole striker, says Chelsea and Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba

Chelsea and Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba has referred to as France’s star-man Kylian Mbappe a whole striker forward of his spherical of 16 conflict towards Robert Lewandowski’s Poland within the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 4, 2022 14:29 IST

Drogba calls Kylian Mbappe as full striker (Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: Chelsea and Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba has referred to as France’s star-man Kylian Mbappe a whole striker forward of his spherical of 16 conflict towards Robert Lewandowski’s Poland within the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Speaking with BCC, Drogba mentioned he thinks Mbappe is a whole striker whereas additionally mentioning that he loves watching England’s Harry Kane play.

“For me, a complete striker is someone who can create an assist as well as score – someone who can change the game with one action. England have Harry Kane, who I love to watch, but France’s Kylian Mbappe is the player who stands out as being the best at doing all of those things I have mentioned, all together,” mentioned Drogba.

The former Chelsea man mentioned Mbappe can rating targets but in addition create probabilities for different gamers to attain, making him a whole striker.

“If you put Mbappe in a centre-forward’s position, he will score goals but still come back and try and make chances for other people – you can see he was doing that a lot in France’s first two games in Qatar. He can expose defenders one-on-one with his pace, but I think the fact he has played in different forward positions for his club, Paris St-Germain, has helped to make his game more rounded – to become more complete, if you like,” Drogba added.

Drigba additionally touched upon Erling Haaland, calling him a superb finisher, however mentioned he must work on his build-up play to turn out to be extra full.

“I like Manchester City and Norway forward Erling Haaland, who is not at this World Cup, because he is an excellent finisher, and he can make long runs with the ball, but I still want to see him being a bit more creative as well. You cannot be a complete striker without doing that too,” mentioned Drogba.

Both Kane and Mbappe shall be in motion in the present day as England face Senegal whereas 2018 champions France will lock horns with Poland within the spherical of 16.

Edited By:

Rounaq Sehrawat

Published On:

Dec 4, 2022