The humility of the world's '4th largest ransom', "I'm not a whirlpool"

Phil Foden was humble.

The opening of the World Cup in Qatar is about three days away. Starting with the opening match between Qatar and Ecuador on the 21st at 1:00 am (Korean time), the 32 countries in the finals will embark on a long journey of about a month. Bentuho is also aiming to advance to the tournament by facing Uruguay, Ghana and Portugal in turn.

As the opening day approaches, interest is increasing. In particular, interest in winning countries such as Brazil, England, and Argentina is growing. Brazil aiming to win the championship for the first time in 20 years, Argentina for the “Last Dance” Messi, and England trying to reestablish the status of the “soccer country”. Every country has a story.

Ahead of the World Cup, global sports media 'ESPN' conducted an interview with England's 'ace' and Manchester City's 'boy impersonator' Foden. Foden, who grew up in Man City youth, made a steep growth after his first-team debut, consistently showing good form. Based on the football statistics media 'Transfer Markt', his ransom is a whopping 110 million euros (approximately 152.9 billion won), and he is evaluated to lead Man City's future together with Elling Haaland.

It was interesting from the first question. Foden was asked if he could be part of an 'elite group' alongside France's Kylian Mbappe and Brazil's Neymar. He showed a humble reaction, saying, "No, absolutely not. Mbafe and Neymar are players at a higher level than me." However, "I still want to reach that level someday. I am improving step by step to go in the right direction. Now I hope to maintain my performance in the national team as I have in the club. This season I have scored a lot of goals for Manchester City. Same for the national team. I want to,” he expressed his aspirations.

Foden's humility continued. He said: "I have to score more goals in big games to be world class. Did England see me at my best? Absolutely not. It's not easy to play that way for the national team. Players play other players who haven't matched. "I have to learn the way. I also need enough experience. I hope I can do that in this World Cup."

As in the last World Cup, 꽁머니 there is a possibility that the goals will be concentrated on 'main gun' Harry Kane in this tournament. But Foden was wary check here of this. "We have high-quality players in all regions. Also, we can't rely on him all the time because the opposing teams put only intensive pressure on Kane," he said. I have to do it,” he urged other strikers except Kane to play.