“Mbappé is like a fish!”

Fast footballers can be nicknamed lightning, gazelles, free, rabbits, panthers… Nature offers infinite resources for the simile with the most outstanding qualities of an athlete and Emmanuel Petit, formerly of Arsenal or Barcelona among others, did not hesitate to review all the species until a new comparison for Kylian Mbappé fit him.

The former midfielder pointed out from TalkSport that the speed and difficulty of his rivals to ‘catch’ Kylian Mbappé when he starts makes what he most resembles playing is a fish. “When you see Saka at Arsenal, he complains and asks for protection from the referees. It’s the same with Mbappé in France and wherever he goes. Opponents always try to take him down. They look for physical contact all the time, but it’s impossible to catch. Mbappé is like a fish! It is like fishing with your hands, it is impossible to catch it. You have no idea how fast it is. I have seen him play from very close and the quality he has in his feet, his turns… They are phenomenal, “he assured, yes, without specifying more about species.

On this British radio, the Frenchman also wanted to compare his compatriot with one of the last great idols of his country: Thierry Henry. “He reminds me a lot of Henry in terms of quality. To be honest, he surprises me every weekend,” he added.

Furthermore, Petit continued his comparison with Bukayo Saka. Both missed a key penalty for the aspirations of their teams in the European Championship and lived tense moments with the fans. Saka for his failure, Mbappé, for this and also for his attempted march to Real Madrid. “There are many similarities between him and Saka because of what happened in the European Championship. They received a lot of criticism and a lot of anger after the tournament, but they have shown a lot of maturity on and off the pitch. At the beginning of the season, Mbappé was booed by his own fans weekly. He kept quiet and said “I’m going to be there” and that’s how it has been since the beginning. Mbappé talks but also does things on the pitch that makes 90% of the PSG dressing room go after him. Mbappé is the tree that covers the forest at Paris Saint-Germain.” sentenced.

‘The fish’ Mbappé, as Petit nicknamed him, is completing one of his best seasons so far in his professional career. When we enter the last third of the campaign, Bondy’s man has 26 goals and 14 assists in all competitions. Although prominent leaders of Ligue 1 march, PSG was very touched after the elimination against Real Madrid being Mbappé, who scored in both games, the only one who escaped the wrath of the Parisian fans. The one who stands on the crest of the wave when the storm comes.