Benzema sees a problem in Mbappé’s situation: “He is not good as a nine”

An interviewKarim Benzema criticizes Kylian Mbappé’s situation at Real Madrid. The 25-year-old “is not a center forward,” confirms the former Royal captain, who, because of Vinícius Júnior, believes that there is no other option for Mbappé to forget the left wing and get used to the center the attack.

Mbappé needs to play in the middle at Real Madrid

MADRID. Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé, Rodrygo Goes, behind them Jude Bellingham: It looks like a real offense that Real Madrid has had since this season. The only thing is that this quarter has not replaced its enemies. While Vinícius, Rodrygo and Bellingham shone as a trio last season, the French megastar is still struggling to get a last move with the Royals and convince in every way.

Mbappé has scored eight goals and provided two assists in 14 games in the white ballet jersey, but three of his successes have come from penalties. As expected, the 25-year-old is usually only left with a central attacking role, as Vinícius has recently been installed on the left wing at Real, which he prefers.

Seen in this way, Mbappé, as the new owner of jersey number 9 and as a center forward, is a double successor of his former colleague in the national team. Karim Benzema. The former captain of Real, who moved to Saudi Arabia to the Al-Ittihad club in the summer of 2023, will also see Mbappé in an unfortunate position after the first three months.

“You can’t let Vinícius play as a nine or on the right.”

“Mbappé is not a center forward for me”said the 36-year-old on the football talk show “El Chiringuito”. “If he always plays as a nine in the national team, it’s not good. It is not a situation. The problem is that there is a boy on the left who plays like him and is at the same level: Vinícius. So there is a problem. You can’t let Vinícius play as a nine or on the right, because he makes the difference in every game on the left. Mbappé is not a real nine. People demand a lot from him, there is a lot of pressure and it is not Paris Saint-Germain.said Benzema.

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Benzema: “Mbappé must forget the left side”

The best goalscorer in the history of Los Blancos after Cristiano Ronaldo does not expect anything to change on the left. “Kylian must not allow himself to be defeated. I don’t think Vinícius will go away from there because he is the best man in the world right now. From then on you cannot move the boy. Mbappé must understand that he is now nine and forget about the left side. He must turn with Vinícius. He is very, very good when he plays on the left, but now he has to be very good elsewhere on the pitch as well.”He pointed out that the new star had no other choice.

Benzema also had to do a lot to be involved in his first season in the Spanish capital – 2009/10 – and beyond. However, he does not want to compare the situations. “I was 21 years old, he’s 25. It’s different, not the same. He knows there is a lot of pressure in Madrid. If you don’t score for two or three games, they finish you. He has to learn to live with it and put a lot of pressure on himself: every game starts again and he has to score because they made you score a goal – just for that. But it has the quality and what is needed. “Benzema is confident that Mbappé can still reach his full potential.

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