Is Mbappé better without Neymar and Messi?

Kylian Mbappé is he more at ease when he reigns supreme over the Parisian offensive, without his prestigious South American accomplices Neymar and Lionel Messi ? The question is raised by Jean-Michel Larqué, former glory of the Greens and the Blues, who on Tuesday evening on the RMC antenna was categorical on the subject. ” You didn’t notice that when they didn’t are not there (Messi and Neymar, editor’s note) , Mbappé is better? ”says the radio consultant.

” When Neymar was not there this season, it did not take anything away from Mbappé’s progress. And we cannot say, even if Messi remains an extraordinary player, that Messi’s contribution to Mbappé has changed much ”, observes the former defender. ” The relationship with Messi is getting better and better, but during the first six months, it was not exceptional ”, finally considers Jean-Michel Larqué.

A privileged relationship with Messi

The figures are not necessarily to deny this feeling, even if it should be remembered that the prodigy of Bondy struck five times in all in the Coupe de France with the PSG , against the fans of Vannes and Feignies-Aulnoye. Without the Argentinian and the Brazilian by his side, in seven matches, Mbappé scored eight goals and delivered four assists. With his two acolytes, in eight parts, he was satisfied with four achievements and four offerings.