The French phenomenon Kylian Mbappe improves every game for France and Paris Saint-Germain, and he is already the fourth best player in world football.
Recently, Mbappe has greatly improved his passing and left foot. Both skills were likely already high, but Mbappe has been showcasing both recently. The French forward has been making a habit of threading through balls through crowds of defenders recently, whereas in the past he mostly just showcased his 1v1 dribbling ability and electric speed. Earlier in the season, Mbappe was providing plenty of assists, but now he has been executing incisive through balls through the defense. This added feature of his game just makes him even better.
The French attacker has also increased the use of his left foot for shooting, passing, and dribbling, which makes him much harder to defend and contain. While claims that Mbappe could be better than Neymar are premature, there aren’t totally crazy as Mbappe is good enough to make such a comparison. Even compared to Isco, Paulo Dybala, Coutinho, and Ousmane Dembele, Mbappe is a cut above. His breathtaking speed and world-class technical ability make him above everyone in world football with the exception of Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
While Mbappe has displayed his ability to finish in the box with both feet at the near post and at the far post, he hasn’t of yet been scoring goals from outside the box or off free kicks. This will probably be the next area where Mbappe raises his game, and the only reason he hasn’t been scoring these types of goals is probably because his speed allows him to get really close to goal.
Of all the players in the world, Mbappe is one of only three players who can simply just dribble past defenders and go straight to goal. It’s a wonder that he simply doesn’t just dribble past defenders from half field and go all the way to the goal more often. Mbappe isn’t just a speed merchant, and thinking of him that way would be a mistake.