From Paris to Real Madrid: If you want to be Messi, Mbappe has to follow the path of Ronaldo

Nian Zhou

2024-05-11 06:01Posted in Shandong Premier League commentator, Tencent Football Contributing Writer and creator in the field of sports

Mbappe announced that he is leaving Paris, and his next stop will definitely be Real Madrid. Mr. Mu's choice has been delayed for several years, but it is better to come late than not at all, and if you want to hit the GOAT, this is an inevitable choice.

The cruel reality that Paris Saint-Germain was eliminated from the Champions League by Borussia Dortmund once again reminded Mbappe that if he stays in Paris, he can only "go in the nest", and if he wants to achieve higher achievements, he must jump out of the "comfort zone".

What is a higher achievement? For Mbappe, the World Cup title that Messi and Ronaldo have dreamed of for many years has already been in hand when they were 19 years old, and what they are missing now is the Champions League title and the Ballon d'Or. And only by winning more than one Champions League trophy and Ballon d'Or can he have a chance to compete for the GOAT throne in the future.

To achieve such an achievement, joining Real Madrid is the inevitable choice, because the La Liga giants are at the top of the football ecosystem, and no other team is closer to the Champions League and the Ballon d'Or.

Real Madrid have won the Champions League 14 times, double the number of second-place finishers, and are likely to rewrite that figure to 15 in early June. The controversy over Bayern in the Champions League semifinals is also considered to be deliberately biased by the referee, which just reflects Real Madrid's status in the Champions League and European football, which makes people have to admit that they are helpless.

Mbappe's idol Cristiano Ronaldo won 4 Champions League titles after joining Real Madrid, including three consecutive Champions League titles, followed by 4 Ballon d'Or.

At that time, Ronaldo still had Messi's competition, and Real Madrid still had Barcelona's competition, but as long as he could dominate the Champions League, then the Ballon d'Or was a "guarantee". And now? Barcelona no longer has Messi, and in La Liga and the Champions League, Real Madrid faces a competitive environment that is even better than that of the Ronaldo era.

What's more, Real Madrid itself is the strongest "marketing machine" in world football, and its brand influence and public opinion are extremely powerful, which is by no means comparable to other giants.

Haaland won the treble last season, why didn't he win the Ballon d'Or? Isn't Manchester City's influence and marketing power insufficient? If Haaland plays for Real Madrid, there will be no Messi. Another angle can also be confirmed: if Vinicius wasn't at Real Madrid, why could he win the sixth Ballon d'Or last year?

Therefore, for young stars including Mbappe and Bellingham, joining Real Madrid is not only to fulfill the "dream of being a child", but also a necessary condition for impacting the GOAT in the future.

In other words, if you want to become Messi (8 Ballon d'Or awards, crowned GOAT after winning the World Cup), you have to follow the old path of Ronaldo.

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