Contrary to his performance at PSG, Kylian Mbappe shines brightly when playing for the national team.

Despite failing in four recent consecutive matches for Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappe still knows how to shine in the French team with a double against the Netherlands, helping “Les Bleus” win with a score 2-1, thereby officially qualifying for Euro 2024.

The 1998-born striker’s contrasting performance at the club and national team levels makes many people question the way coaches Didier Deschamps and Luis Enrique use their players. The problem sometimes does not lie with Kylian Mbappe personally, but it comes from the managers who lead him.

At Paris Saint-Germain, when Neymar and Lionel Messi were still in the squad, Kylian Mbappe had to play the role of striker on PSG’s attack. Under the guidance of coach Luis Enrique, he even asked him to play right behind Goncalo Ramos, a relatively unfamiliar position for the 25-year-old striker.

When starting his career in AS Monaco, Kylian Mbappe was used to playing with a target striker like Radamel Falcao or Valere Germain. Although he must admit that thanks to his talent, the France captain can adapt to every position in the attack, but if he wants to see him perform his best football, Luis Enrique is forced to push the player wearing the number 7 shirt. take wing.

Remember, in the 2018 World Cup, the tournament in which France was crowned champion, coach Didier Deschamps placed Ousmane Dembele, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann in the starting lineup against Australia, but this trio was almost completely separated. by big defensive players on the representative side from Asia. Everything only changed when Olivier Giroud entered the field.

The opening match against Australia was also the last time Kylian Mbappe played as a midfielder during his journey to conquer the gold cup in Russia. Coach Didier Deschamps tried the idea of letting the former AS Monaco striker play highest in attack, but it was not effective. Since then, he rarely let his favorite student do this.

Luis Enrique needs to put Mbappe in the right place.

That’s a lesson for Luis Enrique on how to use Kylian Mbappe most effectively. The player wearing the number 7 shirt must be the center of the ball attack instead of playing deep as what happened in the confrontation between Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United in the Champions League. The Spanish strategist should not do that.

The defending Ligue 1 champions have Goncalo Ramos and Randal Kolo Muani, true “number 9s” in the squad. They can completely coordinate well with Kylian Mbappe like Olivier Giroud on the French team. Coach Luis Enrique needs to push him to the two sides to promote the speed and passing ability of the striker wearing the number 7 shirt instead of forcing him to take on different roles.