{"id":65248,"date":"2022-12-10T06:30:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T01:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=65248"},"modified":"2022-12-10T01:39:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T20:39:21","slug":"england-out-to-stop-world-cups-irresistible-force-mbappe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/england-out-to-stop-world-cups-irresistible-force-mbappe\/","title":{"rendered":"England out to stop World Cup\u2019s \u201cirresistible force\u201d Mbapp\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOHA, Dec 9, (Online): England\u2019s players have been asked one question on repeat as they prepare to face France in the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday. How do you stop Kylian Mbapp\u00e9?<\/p>\n

Hardly surprising, given Mbapp\u00e9 is the tournament\u2019s leading scorer with five goals and is widely considered the man to succeed Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as soccer\u2019s biggest star.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure England will have prepared to face Kylian,\u201d France coach Didier Deschamps said at a news conference Friday. \u201cBut Kylian is in the position to make a difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cKylian is Kylian and he always will be.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is no sense of France trying manage expectations of its star player, even as the hype surrounding him grows with each stellar performance in Qatar.<\/p>\n

He has already scored one more goal than the four he managed as his country won the 2018 World Cup in Russia.<\/p>\n

In the round of 16, he struck twice as the defending champions beat Poland 3-1. His second goal was a thunderous shot into the top corner after wrong-footing goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe cannot be compared to other players,\u201d said teammate Dayot Upamecano.
\n\u201cWe all believe in Kylian,\u201d added Youssouf Fofana.<\/p>\n

Mbapp\u00e9 is being depicted as an unstoppable force in Qatar – something England defender Kyle Walker pushed back against this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DOHA, Dec 9, (Online): England\u2019s players have been asked one question on repeat as they prepare to face France in the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday. How do you stop Kylian Mbapp\u00e9? Hardly surprising, given Mbapp\u00e9 is the tournament\u2019s leading scorer with five goals and […]<\/p>\n

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