At Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé will wear the number 9. But will he play in the position that corresponds to it, namely center forward? It is quite possible if we are to believe the indications given by Carlo Ancelotti during a podcast with John Obi Mikel.
“If Kylian Mbappé is going to play on the left? I see him playing more on the front of the attack, said the Italian technician on the show ‘The Obi One Podcast’. And the front of the attack is quite wide. The pitch is 68 meters. Our attackers have to cover these 68 meters. It can be him or Vinicius too. If you ask me where Vinicius has played this season, it’s difficult to say. He hasn’t played as a left winger.
Ancelotti sees Mbappé as 9 but not only
The captain of the French team and the Brazilian star could therefore play in a 4-3-3 tactical formation without finding themselves stepping on each other’s toes. “I think the most important thing to have a good offensive animation is the mobility of our attackers. Sometimes Mbappé can play on the left, sometimes in the center or sometimes on the right,”
warns the merengue coach.
Last season, under Luis Enrique at Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé was most often used as a centre forward. Despite a chaotic season due to the standoff with his management, the Bondy native was extremely prolific, scoring 44 goals in all competitions.
