Kylian Mbappe is of the opinion that the criticism he has received through his career is aggravated by his association with Paris Saint-Germain.
Mbappe who recently received the award for the best French player of the 2022/23 season, presented by L’Equipe and France Football, discussed his last season, explained his feelings and showed his ambition to always win, SPORTS BRIEF reports.
“Reasons to believe that this is my last season in Ligue 1? It’s very simple, I’m a competitor and, when I play, it’s to win,” he noted.
“And no matter who I play with, no matter my shirt I’m wearing, no matter where, no matter the year, I never settle.
“I go on vacation, I do a reset, I recover my energy and I come back with the hunger that everyone knows.
“I’m always dissatisfied, so I’m never impressed with what I do.
“I tell myself I can do it again and better. I have this hunger to win.
“I don’t want to be on a team just to participate. That’s why sometimes people think I’m arrogant.
“I’m not afraid of failure either, it’s part of a footballer’s career. But I have the deep conviction that I was born to win and I want to show that to everyone.”
Mbappe on PSG’s UCL failures
Mbappe also discussed his current team, PSG, and the still unfulfilled desire to win the Champions League.
“I don’t know what PSG need to do to win the Champions League, it’s not a question for me,” he added.
“You have to talk to the people who make the team, who organize the squad, who build this club. I just try to do my job the best I can.
“I was best player, top scorer for the fifth consecutive year in Ligue 1.
“A lot of things make me proud. First, to have continued to win titles, which is what we play for. No matter what the title, it’s the most difficult thing, that’s what all the players fight for.
“And, of course, I’m delighted to have maintained my personal level, with a season of around 50 goals.
“I had outstanding moments, outstanding performances, although I think I could still do better.”
Mbappe’s Ballon d’Or ambition
Mbappe considers that playing in Ligue 1, a league that does not attract the interest of fans around the world as much as perhaps the Premier League or LaLiga, does not help him in the voting for the Ballon d’Or, but he hopes to win it one day.
“Do people trivialize my performances? Yes, but at the same time I don’t blame them,” he noted.
