Many observers have forgotten it: Kylian Mbappé evolved on the right side when he presented himself to the whole world, during the epic of the Blues at the 2018 World Cup. Later, the Bondy prodigy began another phase of his career by walking the left side with an even more impressive statistical success.
A versatile scorer capable of evolving throughout the attack line, Kylian Mbappé must now settle in a center-forward role. Since his last season in Paris under Luis Enrique, the captain of the Blues has been playing in the axis, in selection as in club.
Didier Deschamps and Kylian Mbappé.
Carlo Ancelotti used his scorer in this role, Xabi Alonso has not changed. For Jérôme Rothen, Mbappé on one side, it's over. The former French international believes that the French star will only be used in an center-forward role.
Mbappé condemned to stay in the axis?
« I only for me in current football, what a player asks is required is a lot of effort for the collective, a concentration on the replacement. Things that Kylian is no longer used to doing and no longer wants to do. We have seen it for 3 years now “, Rothen launched on RMC.
« For me it is very clear, Luis Enrique was categorical on this at PSG, he made it play in the point never on one side, Deschamps integrated it into the role of axial attacker and more on one side. He even prefers to put on a thuram side, which will make more efforts. Once you have said that, you force yourself to play it in the axis ».
