Not only honoring the legendary number 10 of the French team, Kylian Mbappé also became a role model for many children who are nurturing their football dreams.

After scoring a hat-trick against Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final, despite not being able to win the top spot, Kylian Mbappé still captured the hearts of fans with his performance.

On the football field, the French striker made a strong impression with speed, technique and shots that could not be more accurate. And out there, another generation of children in France is carrying a big dream, the dream of becoming the “next Mbappé” of French football.

Kylian Mbappé is considered the future of world football

“Sweet fruit” of the youth training system

Mbappé is the product of a spectacular training system, he is the latest “golden” name in the relentless stream of top talents trained by this European country. Even with its success in training, France is said to be far ahead of Brazil, Germany and other powers and is likened to a “manufacturing factory” of football talents.

Since the end of the Cold War, no country has been able to maintain the success of home football across generations of players. With “Les Bleus”, they won their first World Cup in 1998, then in 2006 they again reached the final and lost to Italy. 12 years later, they successfully defeated Croatia to win the championship in 2018 and continue to reach the final of the 2022 World Cup.

French football owns quality 10s

At the moment, although Brazil, Germany and Italy generally still have more titles, reaching the final for the fourth time in just 24 years allows them to establish themselves as the best team in the world. World Cup in the past three decades with 2/4 lifting the prestigious championship trophy.

Notably, in the last two times France reached the World Cup final, Kylian Mbappé always captured the attention of her talent. After the 24-year-old brought the gold trophy to France for the first time, his former training camp immediately received a lot of attention.

At the age of 24, Mbappé has reached the World Cup final with France twice

Talented “Factory”

AS Bondy, where Mbappé played as a boy is considered one of the starting points in the French “factory” of football talent. And what Mbappé brings to this country’s football has made many young players have faith in what they can do in the future.

The 24-year-old striker is an example for many young players

“Mbappé motivates me, makes me want to work harder” – Yacine Ngamatah (12 years old), the player who scored 4/10 goals of the home team in a match against a club from a suburb other of Paris, share.
It is known that Yacine is trying at Dijon, a professional team playing in the second division of France. Besides the ability to finish, Ngamatah also possesses the ability to move tirelessly. It is for this reason that the boy is nicknamed N’Golo Kanté by his teammates. This nickname is taken from the name of the famous French midfielder. In the past, Kanté himself also started his football career in a local Parisian team, Suresnes.

Yacine’s father, Eric Ousmane Ngamatah, said: “We have nothing to envy the Brazilians. Currently France has a large number of footballers, especially in the Paris area.”

Players at AS Bondy, Kylian Mbappé Club playing football as children

However, when it comes to training young people, money is only an issue. France invests heavily in facilities, having football fields, parks and playgrounds throughout the Paris region and beyond, numerous coaches and youth teams.

But like the rest of the world, the essence of football remains its appeal and simplicity as a cheap pastime for children from poor families. It’s also an easy escape for working-class kids at Bondy. Therefore, the brilliance of a poor suburban child like Mbappé has lit up hope for a new generation.

Dream named “Mbappé”

As mentioned above, the success of Mbappé and other stars at France has inspired and motivated countless children who love football.

Sari, the coach of the under-13s team, said Mbappé’s influence was so great that many young players imitated and quickly mastered dribbling moves or imitations similar to those shown on Mbappé. yard.

The painting is located in Mbappé’s hometown in Bondy, France

Not only Mbappé, defender William Saliba, born in Bondy is also one of the “Les Bleus” members attending this year’s World Cup. Sharing about his teammate Mbappé, he said:

“Everyone learns through examples (like Mbappé). We are lucky to have such examples in the national team.”

Kylian Mbappé lights up the dreams of many football-loving children in his hometown

In terms of dreams of success, parents understand that not many children can reach the top like Mbappé, but no one is taxing their children’s dreams.

During the match on December 17, Rabiah Bertrand, a trembling parent standing on the sidelines watching her 12-year-old son compete in freezing temperatures, said:

“When I watch the French team play, I get emotional, because I think maybe someday my kids will play with them too. The kids are all thinking to themselves that what Kylian can do, it will work too. We dream the same. Everything in this life is possible.”