After a ghostly performance in Newcastle (1-4), Kylian Mbappé delivered a much more consistent performance on the pitch at Stade Rennais on Sunday (3-1). If his teammates had been a little more realistic in front of goal, the 2018 world champion would certainly have finished the match with two assists.
“A sort of mutation at Mbappé”
Restless, creative, inspired in his last passes, Mbappé also lacked efficiency by missing several opportunities, including a huge opportunity against the empty goal after eliminating Steve Mandanda. More generally, the PSG star seems to want to move into number 10 in recent weeks, with a desire to play between the lines which places his strengths in the background.
For Daniel Riolo, this trend should not change the Bondy prodigy’s game. “There is a kind of mutation. So, it’s very good, he made some very good passes, explained the journalist. There is a kind of desire in Mbappé to become a passer. That you add that to your range, I’m willing, but that you replace it with what was your strength, namely acceleration, elimination, beautiful strikes, there, I admit that I have a problem, I do not understand “Riolo concluded.
