Kylian Mbappé could play center forward again on Saturday evening with Paris Saint-Germain against Nantes, which would predict his positioning during the clash against Dortmund in the Champions League.
This is the match before for Paris Saint-Germain. After taking a small lead at the top of Ligue 1 by winning last weekend at Le Havre while Nice lost to Nantes, the capital’s club hosts the Canaries this Saturday thinking of another team playing in yellow, Borussia Dortmund, their opponent next week in the Champions League.
“I think it’s an important match before the Dortmund match, confirmed Luis Enrique at a press conference. Already because Nantes has played its last two matches in a 4-3-3 system, which can be very useful in preparing for this match next Wednesday. »
If this is a dress rehearsal before Dortmund, it will be interesting to see which animation Luis Enrique will choose, and which men, especially. It is in attack, in particular, that the Spanish technician is spoiled for choice. For the center forward position alone, he has Randal Kolo Muani and Gonçalo Ramos, while Marco Asensio and Kylian Mbappé have already been used up front, to offer other options.
“Mbappé has total freedom”
“It is obvious that I have very good players to fill this position, with different profiles, which is always very interesting for a coachexplains Luis Enrique, in comments reported by Culture PSG. What changes? For our part, we always try to see where the spaces are in relation to the opposing defense and use them. If the spaces are behind the defense line, we will play with a 9 capable of receiving the ball behind the line, attacking the depth, occupying the shooting zones. But if it’s a match where the 9 has no space behind the defense and has to move to find space in front of the defense, then we need another player profile. The luck I have is to have 9s who can more or less fulfill both roles, there are small differences between them but they are minimal. This is where I am lucky. »
In Le Havre, in a match where PSG played for a long time at 10 against 11, Mbappé occupied a much more central position, which he could keep on Saturday against Nantes. And then to Dortmund? This is currently the trend. “Kylian played like he has been playing all season, with total freedom in attackestimates Luis Enrique. In defense, he has certain instructions, like all his teammates. But in attack he is free, he can take one side or the other, play between the lines, occupy the false nine zone: Kylian has total freedom. We compensate for our mobility by adapting the positioning of our teammates. He played the match against Le Havre in the same way as in all our other matches. »
