"In football, you can’t do anything alone. You need a team"
About this Quote
The subtext lands harder because Mbappe is exactly the kind of player people expect to transcend teammates. When someone with his speed, finishing, and global profile insists on the team, it reads as both humility and strategy: a way to distribute accountability when results turn sour, but also a public reminder that even superstars depend on structure. A forward needs service, spacing, decoys, pressing triggers, and a back line that keeps the game close enough to matter. “Team” here is less a warm sentiment than an operating system.
Context matters: Mbappe has lived inside squads stacked with talent and pressure, where anything short of trophies is framed as personal failure. The quote pushes back against that framing. It’s also a quiet demand - for coaches to build coherent systems, for teammates to buy in, for fans and media to stop treating football like a solo sport with extras. In an era of player power and individual awards, he’s arguing for the unglamorous truth: greatness is collaborative labor.
Quote Details
| Topic | Teamwork |
|---|---|
| Source | UEFA.com interview (2020): UEFA Champions League feature/interview with Kylian Mbappé (PSG) [translated] |
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Mbappé, Kylian. (2026, January 30). In football, you can’t do anything alone. You need a team. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/in-football-you-cant-do-anything-alone-you-need-a-184762/
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Mbappé, Kylian. "In football, you can’t do anything alone. You need a team." FixQuotes. January 30, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/in-football-you-cant-do-anything-alone-you-need-a-184762/.
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"In football, you can’t do anything alone. You need a team." FixQuotes, 30 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/in-football-you-cant-do-anything-alone-you-need-a-184762/. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.





