Walker warms up the preview between England and France: “I respect Mbappé, but…”

Days before the duel for the quarterfinals, the English defender spoke to the media and left a spicy phrase about Kylian Mbappé.

The Qatar World Cup 2022 entered its defining stage. A few days after the duel between England y France for the quarterfinals, the defender Kyle Walker warmed up the preview with a spicy phrase about Kylian Mbappe. She looks at what she said.

As part of the protocol press conference before each game, the English winger began with a positive message for the future of his team in Qatar: “We are in the quarterfinals, we have not yet matched what we did in the last World Cup or the Eurocup, but we are going in the right direction“.

When asked about Kylian Mbappé, the great figure of the Frenchmen and who will have to mark in the right sector, Walker left a spicy sentence: “I respect him and I know he’s in great shape, but I’m not going to roll out a red carpet for him. It is not going to impose itself on my way to win the World Cup for my country“.

To finish, he warned that it would be a mistake to focus solely on the PSG winger: “This is not England against Mbappé, this is England-France, nor is it a tennis match between Mbappé and me. There are many players in France besides him who can create problems for us.“.

Mbappé, without laps: “This World Cup is my obsession”

After his double against Poland in the round of 16, the young striker did not mince words when referring to his goal in this World Cup: “This World Cup is my obsession, it is the competition of my dreams. I have built my entire season around this competition and have prepared myself physically and mentally to win it.“.

Fotos: Getty Images.

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