Over the years, it has become the number one reproach to Kylian Mbappé. Many observers continue to blame the Real Madrid player for his lack of involvement in defensive returns. But another point of view was mentioned this week by Pierre Ménès. For the journalist, the tricolor international is simply not made for that. Its tank is not enough.
This is what the former Canal Football Club said on his YouTube channel when talking about the second season that Kylian Mbappé is about to come to Real Madrid. “Having a player who does not defend in a team is quite possible, you have to stop telling us salads. The problem is to have two or three. I am one of those who think that (Kylian) Mbappé has a small engine. »»
For Pierre Ménès, the Bondynois would therefore be limited by what nature was kind enough to give it. “He is not able to accumulate the back and forth from the front backwards and in addition, behind, to attack the opposing goal to the sprint over the last thirty meters, to have all the necessary juice. »»
Kylian Mbappé, the coaches rely on his qualities
That said, the often benevolent observer with Kylian Mbappé in his analyzes, added: “I think it is a choice, perhaps judicious, that he does. »» For him, what we do with him the various coaches of Mbappé during his career, validates all this. “When you see the number of coaches he had and no one, except perhaps Luis Enrique, has never questioned his ways to play. Yet he did not only have painters. He had (Carlo) Ancelotti, (Thomas) Thurel, (Unai) Emery, today Xabi Alonso. »»
It remains to be seen how this Real Madrid, which has strengthened defensively but not necessarily in the midfield this summer, will give this season.
