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Pele: Mbappe can become my successor
Reading Time: 2min | Sat. 06.03.21. | 10:47
"I'm not kidding," says the Brazilian
The world has been worshipping Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for years; the football planet is "fighting" over who is better than the two of them and whether one of them is the best football player of all time.
If you ask Pele, who has been considered by many to be the most outstanding player who has ever played this beautiful game, Kylian Mbappe could surpass both Messi and Ronaldo.
Moreover, in an interview for Italian Sportweek, the legendary Brazilian said that he sees the former himself in a whirlwind French striker.
"Mbappe can become my successor. I mean that seriously, I'm not kidding. I see myself in his ability to play fast. He is a striker who thinks quickly, so when the ball reaches him, he already knows what to do with it; he has in mind where he will go and how to find the best solution at all times.
"Kylian has some other very important characteristics for today's football, such as high speed, especially in dribbling, which I also had," recollected Pele.
Although he rarely praised Messi or Ronaldo, the former Brazilian ace has always been admirable about Mbappe. The paper also quoted Pele's statement from April 2019, just to see that nothing has changed.
"Mbappe is intelligent, fast and unpredictable. Many players are technically good, but he plays unpredictably. He deserves the Golden Ball. He envies me; that's why he wants to imitate me on the field."
At the age of 23, the Frenchman has scored more goals than Messi and Ronaldo at that time. For example, the Argentine, with 22 years and 70 days, as many as Mpabbe has, scored 17 goals in the Champions League, Ronaldo only two, and the PSG ace is already at 24.










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