Watch Taye Taiwo explain how to stop Mbappe and Neymar (video)
There is news about Nigerian professional footballer Taye Ismaila Taiwo who plays as a defender for United Premier Soccer League club Palm Beach Stars.
Taiwo who was born on the 16th of April 1985 in Lagos turns 36-yeats old today.
Taiwo played more than 250 matches as an Olympien Marseille had the fiercest free kick in the game.
To celebrate his birthday, here is Taiwo breaking down how he would tackle Neymar and Mbappe.
He said, “I’d let his dribbles go first & then I’d get him. And for Mbappe, the same. It’s the mentality that anyone trying to stop Mbappe or Neymar should have. If you close in on the first ball, they will be scared afterward.”
Watch video of Taye Taiwo talk about stopping Mbappe and Neymar below
Joyeux anniversaire à Taiwo, du coup c’est le moment de se rappeler ce qu’il nous avait dit pendant une émission, si il avait été sur le terrain avec Neymar et Mbappé … 😂#TeamOM #OM pic.twitter.com/hztJStxUcs
— Football Club de Marseille (@FCMarseille) April 16, 2021