{"id":300361,"date":"2022-12-10T08:53:46","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T03:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=300361"},"modified":"2022-12-10T08:53:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T03:53:46","slug":"england-out-to-stop-world-cups-irresistible-force-mbappe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/england-out-to-stop-world-cups-irresistible-force-mbappe\/","title":{"rendered":"England out to stop World Cup\u2019s \u201cirresistible force\u201d Mbapp\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> DOHA<br \/>\nEngland\u2019s players have been asked one question on repeat as they prepare to face France in the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday. How do you stop Kylian Mbapp\u00e9?<br \/>\nHardly surprising, given Mbapp\u00e9 is the tournament\u2019s leading scorer with five goals and is widely considered the man to succeed Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as soccer\u2019s biggest star.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m sure England will have prepared to face Kylian,\u201d France coach Didier Deschamps said at a news conference Friday. \u201cBut Kylian is in the position to make a difference.<br \/>\n\u201cKylian is Kylian and he always will be.\u201d<br \/>\nThere is no sense of France trying manage expectations of its star player, even as the hype surrounding him grows with each stellar performance in Qatar.<br \/>\nHe has already scored one more goal than the four he managed as his country won the 2018 World Cup in Russia.<br \/>\nIn the round of 16, he struck twice as the defending champions beat Poland 3-1. His second goal was a thunderous shot into the top corner after wrong-footing goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.<br \/>\n\u201cHe cannot be compared to other players,\u201d said teammate Dayot Upamecano. \u201cWe all believe in Kylian,\u201d added Youssouf Fofana.<br \/>\nMbapp\u00e9 is being depicted as an unstoppable force in Qatar &#8211; something England defender Kyle Walker pushed back against this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOHA England\u2019s players have been asked one question on repeat as they prepare to face France in the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday. How do you stop Kylian Mbapp\u00e9? 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