Karim Benzema’s recommendation to Mbappe after current stinker – People Day by day
Kylian Mbappe should study to play as a central striker at Real Madrid as a result of he will be unable to displace Vinicius Junior on the left, the membership’s former ahead Karim Benzema says.
France star Mbappe, who joined Real after his Paris St-Germain contract resulted in July, has eight targets in 14 appearances for his new membership however has scored just once in his past five games.
The 25-year-old’s favoured place is on the left wing however supervisor Carlo Ancelotti has saved Brazil worldwide Vinicius in that place, forcing Mbappe to play centrally.
“The problem, in my opinion, is that [Mbappe] is not a central striker, even with the national team, every time he plays as a number nine he doesn’t feel right, because that’s not his position,” former France striker Benzema stated on Spanish tv present El Chiringuito.
“On the left, he’s bought a man who’s on the similar stage as him, Vinicius, so there’s a drawback, you’ll be able to’t play Vinicius as a quantity 9 or on the precise, as a result of when he performs on the left he makes the distinction in each sport.
“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 St-Germain.”
Benzema is Real’s second-highest scorer of all time, behind Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Frenchman received the Ballon d’Or when on the membership in 2022 earlier than signing for Saudi Arabian facet Al-Ittihad final yr.
The 36-year-old, winner of five Champions Leagues and 4 La Liga titles throughout 14 seasons on the Bernabeu, warned Mbappe that “if you go two or three games without a goal, you’re going to have a lot of problems”.
In addition to scoring simply as soon as prior to now 5 video games, Mbappe did not make an affect as Real’s 42-game unbeaten run in La Liga was ended by a painful 4-0 home defeat by rivals Barcelona.
Team-mate Vinicius got here second to Manchester City midfielder Rodri within the voting for the boys’s Ballon d’Or final month – awarded to one of the best footballer of the yr.
On his recommendation to Real’s current quantity 9, Benzema stated: “Don’t hand over, as a result of I don’t assume he’s going to push Vinicius to maneuver. He’s one of the best participant on this planet in the intervening time.
“Mbappe needs to get it into his head that today he’s a number nine, and forget about the left flank for a while.”
