But what is wrong with Kylian Mbappé? The French striker has fallen far short of expectations since his arrival at Real Madrid. “At present, there remains practically no trace of one of the best footballers of recent years,”
notes a journalist from Marca.
“Mbappé seems uncomfortable with the position he occupies, lacking confidence in many actions and above all concerned, I would say from day one, with trying to demonstrate everything he is capable of doing”observes Adrian Blanco, who thinks that Mbappé suffers from the comparison with Vinicius Jr.
Marca recalls that Mbappé has scored 8 goals in 16 matches in all competitions, but 3 of his 6 goals in La Liga have been scored from the penalty spot. “ But the following fact seems even more significant to me: Mbappé is the La Liga footballer who has made the most shots and at the same time he is, by far, the one who has had the most blocked shots. What does this mean? That Mbappé is often at the conclusion of actions, but that he does it badly and that his shots are not at the level expected of a footballer of his caliber. (…) This is why I already said that the Frenchman was too anxious and perhaps lacked confidence. »
Mbappé “at his lowest level”
However, even if he plays in a center-forward position which is not the one he prefers (he would like to play on the left, but Vinicius is unstoppable), the captain of the France team is rather placed in good arrangements. “ Ancelotti publicly released Mbappé from his defensive duties to demand goals from him, but the reality is that the Frenchman is not complying: next Tuesday it will be a month since his last goal for Madrid.writes Marca.
“And not only does Kylian fail in front of goal, but he doesn’t perform well outside the box either”adds the journalist, who draws up a scathing final observation. “Mbappé is at his lowest level since he played among the elite. »
