DECRYPTION – Substitute for Nantes and replaced against Rennes, future starter Kylian Mbappé is, visibly, no longer a separate player in the eyes of his coach. Explanations.
“My actions will speak louder than my words”, said Luis Enrique at the start of the season. And his actions have been strong since we know that Kylian Mbappé will leave at the end of the season and his contract. Heavy with meaning and highly symbolic. Certainly, there is no law that prohibits the Spanish coach from putting said Mbappé on the bench at the start of a match, like in Nantes (0-2), or from replacing him during the game, like against Rennes (1-1). Except that the 25-year-old Parisian striker is part of the caste of superstar players, those who cannot be replaced, because of their status but also because they can change a match at any moment. Moreover, as far as the Rennes match is concerned, the decision to «Fought» was all the more spectacular as Paris was trailing when the 2018 world champion left, in the 66th minute. All this knowing that the schedule is not crazy, with three matches in three weeks between the two matches against Real…
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