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Kylian Mbappe has not been one of the best French players at PSG or the French squad this season. That’s exactly the verdict that Jean-Pierre Papin handed down in Marseille.
Jean-Pierre Papin, now an advisor to Pablo Longoria, found his favorite club after a stint as a coach until recently at Chartres (National 2) coaches. An old-school striker, JPP did not forget his good manners when voting for France’s Player of the Year when the rivalry between OM and PSG was at its height. Kylian Mbappe dominated all debates to lead France to the World Cup final and he is rightfully number one in the French football rankings, two points ahead of his first follower, Karim Benzema. times more. Former winners were asked to vote for the best Frenchman for the 2022-2023 season. For the former OM striker, the Paris Saint-Germain striker simply didn’t have a place on the podium. As a result, Papin ceded first to Mike McNian, who was not in the World Cup, with Christopher Nkunku third and Randall Kolo-Mouani second.
Amoros and Papin don’t like Mbappe’s season
For a man who has won the trophy twice, in 1989 and 1991, the choice must have been a challenge. Now, despite his absence from the JPP vote, Mbappe has won the player of the season title three times, and the skirmish has put Mbappe in a bind. So far, the Marseille leader has not been able to really curb his domination of tricolor football. It’s a rivalry sustained by another pure Marseille man as Manuel Amoros also snubs Kylian Mbappe off the podium, favoring him especially Dayo Upa Mecano and Alexandre Lacazette…
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