Zinedine Zidane makes Kylian Mbappe decision that could affect Real Madrid
· Yahoo Sports
One of the problems that Real Madrid have during these last few years which has kept them from enjoying a lot of success despite having a team full of big names is that two of their biggest stars, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior, tend to play in the same position.
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On paper, the Frenchman has remained a center-forward since arriving at the Merengue club, while Vinicius Junior has remained the starter on the left wing. However, both of them tend to occupy the same spaces on the left wing in most of the games, creating several problems for the team.
Although he has proven himself to be a top-class player playing in any position across the forward line, there is still a strong reason to believe that he plays best on the left wing. This is also the belief of one of the icons of French football and the Real Madrid legend, Zinedine Zidane, who has recently taken charge of the French national team.
As Diario AS has reported, the new national team coach intends to play Mbappe on the left wing and has already communicated his intentions to the Real Madrid player. Furthermore, the coach has also publicly declared his intentions to play the forward on the left in a recent press conference.
The Merengue star has already played around 32 games for France as a left winger, scoring 21 goals and providing 16 assists. However, in recent years, his coaches at the Merengue club and Didier Deschamps have both played him mainly as a center-forward.
Zinedine Zidane wants Kylian Mbappe to have more of the ball, and this is one of his main reasons for shifting him to the left. Undoubtedly, Jose Mourinho will also be watching how the French forward performs in this position in Friday’s game between France and Turkiye, and it remains to be seen how this change in role will affect Mbappe’s performances going forward.