14 games, eight goals, two assists, one trophy. If in terms of statistics, the start of Kylian Mbappé's story at Real Madrid is rather correct, the impression left on the pitch is very different. The Frenchman does not yet seem to have completely successfully integrated into the system put in place by Carlo Ancelotti. Against Barça, he had difficulty being found, not to mention the many times he was fooled by the offside played to perfection by the Catalan defense. But obviously, his trainer has identified a much more significant problem to resolve in order to find a better balance.
Mbappé doesn't run enough
As revealed by the Spanish media ReliefAncelotti believes that his player is simply not running enough and that he is not providing enough defensive effort for the rest of the team. During the Clasico, he ran “only” eight kilometers and on the Blaugrana's first goal, he quickly stopped his pressing, leaving all the luxury to Marc Casado to break through the field. Internally, this situation is starting to worry, because it necessarily unbalances the rest of a team having to compensate for these mistakes, starting with Jude Bellingham, in difficulty this year. Behind the scenes of the White House, we still want to trust Kylian Mbappé but the locker room expects him to do more for the rest of the group.
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To summarize
Kylian Mbappé continues to pose tactical problems for Real Madrid, but Carlo Ancelotti seems to have identified areas for improvement. The Madrid coach believes that his player simply does not run enough.
