Mbappé’s drought extended to three games – with one goal in his last six matches in all competitions – as Real Madrid were easily beaten by AC Milan in the Champions League. The 25-year-old looked threatening, registering eight shots, but couldn’t beat Mike Maignan and also lost the ball eight times. This defeat comes after the star’s disappointing performance in the 4-0 defeat against Barcelona.
Real Madrid legend Karim Benzema recently shared his thoughts on Mbappé playing as a central number 9 for the club, saying his compatriot’s best position is on the left – even though he won’t replace Vinicius Junior in this role. These thoughts were echoed by RMC journalist Daniel Riolo, who thinks that Carlo Ancelotti is being retained “ prisoner » by the former Paris Saint-Germain player. For Riolo, the solution is simple: if he does not play on the left, Mbappé must be on the bench.
Riolo mercilessly with Mbappé
“We play without a center forward because – that was the case last year, that’s the case in the French team and that will be the case at Real, I’ve been killing myself saying it for months – Mbappé doesn’t is not and will never be a number 9“, Riolo said in After Foot. “As everyone is a prisoner of this thing, Ancelotti is in the same prison. »
“I’m going to repeat a sentence that I’ve repeated 150 times: Mbappé, either he’s on the left or he’s on the bench. And on the left, there are better people than him at the moment since Vinicius has the privilege of seniority and performance, so he will go to the bench because it cannot be otherwise.
“It’s not a 9, there is one on the bench (Rodrygo) and we will have to play him. Can Ancelotti take responsibility for such a decision? Real are a great club and capable of taking responsibility for such a decision but they cannot continue like this, that’s obvious.”
Riolo went on to claim that Real Madrid’s current cycle could be over if they fail to find a solution to this problem.
“ If they don’t achieve this by bringing in Rodrygo, taking Mbappé out to find a team built similarly to last year, it will mean we are at the end of a cycle“, he added. “Which wouldn’t be too serious because it happens in the history of clubs. »
