Former Argentina player calls for a solid kick with Mbappe

*France - Argentina: 10pm Sunday, December 18, on MetaSports.

"Cuti, Ota, Paredes. For Mbappe, we need to kick him from foot to thigh. If necessary, kick him from thigh to chest," Gorosito wrote on Twitter yesterday December 15, three days before the final. World Cup 2022

The three names that the 58-year-old former player called above are defensive players Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi and Leandro Paredes.

Gorosito's instructions made headlines, receiving 62,000 likes and thousands of comments from Argentine fans. In it, many people agree. "To stop a turtle, you need to kick it," one fan commented, referring to the turtle as Mbappe.

Another wrote: "That's right. Argentina is ready to fight to the death on Sunday." There are also opinions that solid kicks and tricks are the style of South American football and there is no reason for Argentina to be shy.

However, there are also those who condemn Gorosito. "They are cruel," wrote one protester. "Argentina has always played dirty football and now has an even greater opportunity to do so with the support of FIFA."

Mbappe is the most ominous attacking star of the French team. With five goals and two assists, the 23-year-old striker is leading the race with Lionel Messi in the 2022 World Cup top scorer race. In the 2018 tournament, he scored twice, helping France beat Argentina 4-3 in the round of 16. .

In this year's tournament, Argentina was criticized a few times for its solid kick. Through six matches, they received 12 yellow cards, only behind Saudi Arabia, while France received only five cards. Argentina's total fouls was 74 - 24 more than the defending champions.

There have been four Argentine players received two yellow cards since the beginning of the tournament, including Romero, Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuna and Otamendi. However, they were not suspended from the final due to FIFA's rules to remove cards after the semi-finals.