The liga started rather well for Kylian Mbappé. Long awaited at the turn, the number 10 of Real Madrid scored the goal of victory during the Merengue success against Osasuna (1-0), counting for the first day of the Spanish championship. A meeting marked by new controversies linked to arbitration, with the Osasuna coach who notably railed against the penalty given to the tricolor international which he himself transformed.
We thus saw a rather physically sharpened km10, having made differences each time it dropped out. Without having made an excellent copy, he was clearly one of the best players in the team, alongside Alvaro Carreras or Dean Huijsen, while his fellow attacks like Vinicius Jr or Alvaro Carreras were disappointing. It must be said that with Xabi Alonso, it is another Kylian Mbappé that we can see.
Alonso wants to make Mbappé a playmaker
Sport Thus makes a point on the situation of the former Parisian in Madrid, and above all, the way in which the Basque tactician uses it. Alonso wishes to entrust him with the team's keys and that he was the leader of the attack, which was not completely clear last year. In addition to having lost a few pounds and having progressed on a physical level, the French seek to be more participative in the game and not to camp at the forefront of the attack. The Merengue coach asked him to take more initiatives and more often participate in the development of actions.
Clearly, the Madrid coach wants the role of Mbappé on the field, although positioned at the forefront, is closer to that of a player capable of winning to participate in the game. Far from the famous gang pivot So, or the Mbappé last year which remained very advanced in front even if it was sometimes deported to the sides. He would also have asked him to try to be regularly with Arda Güler, another player on which Alonso has a lot.
