Kylian Mbappé’s Performance Raises Concerns in France

Kylian Mbappé’s start to the season, despite the fact that his numbers, 8 goals in 11 games, are incontestable, has sparked the first criticism in France. Last Sunday, the newspaper L’Équipe indicated that the captain of the French team was not at his best physical level and that, in turn, he was paying the consequences of the punishment that PSG imposed on him in the summer after having notified, through a letter, which was not willing to renew until 2025. After the debacle against Newcastle this Wednesday 4-1, the French newspaper, in charge of the match notes in France, pointed out Bondy’s after one of the worst performances that he did in recent years.

Rated a poor 2, L’Équipe highlights that his first half “was disappointing”, in addition to underlining that “it is very rare” to see him play this type of match. “Placed in the center of the forward, although he also moved to the wing, the first part of him was very disappointing. Except for a cross to Dembélé (5′) and another (45 + 5) in added time, he barely had a role. Perhaps because the balls were not reaching him, he looked for them too low, a bit like an organizer that he is not, but he did not offer many solutions either, such as trying passes between the lines that did not come to fruition. A deflected shot (85′) and a good pass to Vitinha (86′). Too little for him,” explains L’Équipe.

Mbappé’s face after the Newcastle beating that goes viral

In the first Champions League match, against Dortmund, Mbappé did not feel comfortable either. He provoked and scored the 1-0 penalty, but at no time did his teammates offer him any advantages. Without Messi or Neymar, who were the players who fed him, endlessly, with balls into space, the squad has changed a lot and now has to find synergies and automatisms with other types of profiles, such as Kolo Muani (also noted with a 2 by L’Équipe) or Gonçalo Ramos, footballers from another lineage focused more on finishing than on creation.

The injury he suffered to his left ankle against Marseille two weeks ago may have slowed his progress, but since then, Mbappé has not shone against Clermont, last Saturday, or against Newcastle, this Wednesday. The RMC Sport cameras, after the 4-1 defeat in Newcastle, caught him with a stunned, surprised gesture, as if his rival were a train that had destroyed everything that passed in front of it. The defeat, extremely harsh due to the result, continues to leave PSG classified for the round of 16, but now they will have to face a momentous double confrontation against Milan.

With no time to react, the Parisian team travels to Rennes this Sunday, in a very complicated match, which should serve the squad, including Mbappé, to dispel doubts. PSG has started Ligue 1 irregularly, adding 12 points out of a possible 21, and has only managed to achieve one victory away from home, on matchday four. A victory, two draws and a defeat, against Newcastle, is a rather poor background for a team that has spent 350 million in the last transfer market. The captain of the French team, who has not given any clues about his renewal, will have to take a step forward in a stadium where his team has not won in its last three visits.

2023-10-05 03:09:58
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