Mbappe’s Madrid problem is he’s not a No. 9: Benzema
Updated On: 06 November, 2024 06:38 AM IST | Madrid | AFP
“Mbappe isn’t a real number nine. People ask a lot of him and he’s under a lot of pressure, this isn’t Paris Saint-Germain,” Benzema added
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Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema
Former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema believes Kylian Mbappe must learn to play as a central striker in the Spanish capital because he cannot displace Vinicius Junior on the left wing.
Mbappe completed a dream move to Madrid this summer at the end of his Paris Saint-Germain deal, but has not hit top form under Carlo Ancelotti. The coach has retained Brazil international Vinicius in his favoured position on the wing and has used Mbappe, who prefers to play off the left, down the middle. “The problem, in my opinion, is that [Mbappe] is not a central striker, even with the national team, every time he plays as a No. 9, he doesn’t feel right, because that’s not his position,” Benzema told Spanish television show El Chiringuito late Monday.
“On the left, he’s got a guy who’s at the same level as him, Vinicius, so there is a problem, you can’t play Vinicius as a No. 9 or on the right, because when he plays on the left he makes the difference in every game.
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