The numbers of Kylian Mbappe they are not yet the expected ones but above all his performances are what is being discussed. As a centre-forward, in fact, the Frenchman is unable to perform at his best; a problem that Karim Benzema analyzed during a long speech a El Chiringuito: “For me the problem is that he’s not a centre-forward. Every time he plays as a 9 with France, it’s not good. It’s not his position, but on the left there’s a boy who looks like him and is at the same level, Vinicius”, said the former Real Madrid player, now at Al Ittihad.
According to Benzema, it must be his compatriot who adapts: “I think Vinicius can’t play as a 9 or on the right, because in every game he makes the difference on the left. Ancelotti knows the situation well and we’ll see what he comes up with…”.
The former French international (97 appearances, 37 goals) gives some little advice to his former teammate: “Kylian must not give up. I don’t think Vinicius will change his position. He is currently the best in the world and cannot be moved. They must make him understand Mbappé who is now a 9 and who has to forget about the left flank. He moves with Vinicius, alternating. Now he has to prove that he is also very good in other parts of the pitch. Pressure? It was different for me, I was 21 when I arrived at Real. It’s not the same for Mbappé, who has 25 and if he doesn’t score a goal for two or three games, they kill him. You can also win the Ballon d’Or but you have to learn to live with that pressure, which is a lot strong and it’s different than PSG they bought to score goals and they have to succeed.”