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{{a|devil|}}It struck the JC while watching the 2022 World Cup Final that there is a large asymmetry between attack and defence. The final will be remembered for Lionel Messi, yes, but also for 23-year-old Kilian Mbappé’s magnificent hat-trick — the first in a world Cup final since Geoff Hurst’s in 1966. | {{a|devil|}}{{quote|“On 18 December 2022, he fouled Randal Kolo Muani to give away the penalty for France's opening goal in the final, where Argentina eventually won 4–2 in the penalty shoot-out after the match ended 3–3 at extra-time, to win the World Cup.” | ||
:— Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Otamendi Nicolás Otamendi]}} | |||
{{Quote|“Mbappé became only the second player in history to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, scoring three goals against Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final.[170] Argentina led 2–0 with just over ten minutes remaining before Mbappé scored twice in two minutes, the second from a volley after playing a one-two.” | |||
:— Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 Kilian Mbappé]}} | |||
It struck the JC while watching the 2022 World Cup Final that there is a large asymmetry between attack and defence. The final will be remembered for Lionel Messi, yes, but also for 23-year-old Kilian Mbappé’s magnificent hat-trick — the first in a world Cup final since Geoff Hurst’s in 1966. | |||
Compare Mbappé’s performance with his opposite number on the night, Nicolás Otamendi: | Compare Mbappé’s performance with his opposite number on the night, Nicolás Otamendi: | ||
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===Relative cost=== | |||
Yes; an anecdote; but a representative one. The ten top-paid ''defenders'' in the world earn between £12m and £18m a year.<ref>https://www.johnfyucha.com/2021/12/highest-paid-defenders.html</ref> The top paid footballers earn between £20m and £35m, and most are strikers.<ref>https://www.johnfyucha.com/2022/10/top-10-highest-paid-footballers-in-2022.html</ref> Not one is a defender. | |||
The point here is not to challenge these ratings, but note how much harder it is to be a defender | The point here is not to challenge these ratings, but note how much harder it is to be well-rated as a defender than as an attacker. You can shut the brightest star in football’s firmament out of a world cup final for 80 minutes and get 4; you can ''be'' shut out for that time by the centre-back from a and get a ten. | ||