Scorer against Leganés (3-0) after four drought matches in La Liga, has Kylian Mbappé (25 years old) finally broken his crisis of confidence at Real Madrid? Not so sure, unfortunately for the captain of the France team.
Kylian Mbappé did not score the most difficult goal of his career yesterday during Real Madrid's success in Leganés (3-0). On a perfect offering from Vinicius, the 25-year-old striker only had to push the ball into the empty goal (43e). It remains to be seen whether his 7th goal in La Liga will finally serve as a trigger for the Frenchman, as the Madrid staff hope.
A new positioning but…
Because Mbappé's general performance was not completely convincing. Despite a new start full of rhythm, desire and good intentions, the same ills pursue him, in the face of fairly weak adversity: a new offside goal (10th), a missed face-to-face after a powerful strike but on the opposing goalkeeper (82nd), shots too imprecise (5th, 27th, 52nd), difficulties to eliminate as in his transmissions.
The real surprise came from his tenure, for the first time this season, on the left wing of the Madrid attack, with Vinicius as center forward. If we felt him more comfortable, that he touched more balls and that this facilitated some rides and his forays towards the surface to get back on his right foot, we also did not see him again the great Mbappé.
A dribble that no longer passes
“He had a very good match,” praised his coach Carlo Ancelotti. He is more used to playing in this position and today (yesterday) for the team and for him, it was better. Because he was fresher than Vinicius, who was returning from selection, and the center forward position is less physically tiring. But I find that the two are getting better and better. »
On this point, the Real coach is right. The two Madrid attackers stepped on each other much less and constantly sought to combine. But in terms of Mbappé's difficulties in creating notable differences, as he was able to do in the past at PSG and with the French team, the work remains intact. As proof, a sequence where we see the Bondynois stumble on an opponent while dribbling went viral this weekend on social networks. Not really encouraging before facing Liverpool's rough defense this Wednesday in the Champions League.
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