Could the Champions League be redistributing the cards to the French team? After the white season that he is preparing to complete with Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé sees his status weakened, or in any case increasingly discussed, with a view to the 2026 World Cup. For some observers, Didier Deschamps should not make his current captain the offensive leader of the Blues this summer in the United States.
“When you see the players around him today, you can’t ask Kylian Mbappé to be the technical leaderestimates Jérôme Rothen in his show on RMC.
He should not be the attacking leader. We have to play to our strengths. We have the advantage of having a very efficient player who scores a lot of goals. OK, that’s what he’s here for. But there is a structure to put in place around it. »
“When you see (Ousmane) Dembélé and (Michael) Olise… when they touch the ball, it’s incredible!continues the consultant in Rothen ignites. I am not ashamed to say that what Olise and Dembélé do, Mbappé is not capable of doing. » The problem for the national coach will be to succeed in putting all these talents in the best conditions during the North American World Cup (from June 11 to July 19).
“What Olise and Dembélé do, Mbappé is not capable of doing”
If he played on the left in the past, Kylian Mbappé only wants to play in the center, where the 2025 Ballon d’Or has been asserted at PSG for two seasons. Michael Olise shines in the right lane at Bayern Munich, while “DD” positions him at number 10. Logic would dictate that the starting attack is made up of Olise on the right, Dembélé in the axis and Mbappé on the left. But that would mean sending “Kyks” back to the wing and, perhaps, ruffling him.
A scenario that Didier Deschamps undoubtedly wishes to avoid.
“If you don’t put Dembélé in the best position, that means you put him on the right side. This is perhaps my point of disagreement with Didierexplains Jean-Michel Larqué. If you put Dembélé on the right, that means that you no longer put Olise on his preferred side. By making this decision, you are disturbing two people. There are decisions to be made. »
