Carlo Ancelotti has taken stock of the hierarchy of penalty takers between Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Jr. And the Real Madrid coach has chosen… not to choose.
At Real Madrid, when things are going badly, a controversy can come from any event. Even a non-event like a penalty scored by Vinicius Jr, which was not the subject of any dispute for the ball with Kylian Mbappé.
According to Guti Hernandezthe Bondynois should have insisted on taking this penalty, just to show who the new boss of the White House is. At Real Madrid, no one would have taken that penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo, even if he had only been there for fifteen days. That’s what I think,” said the former midfielder with technique as silky as his hair.
Ancelotti lets his players choose
So who should take the penalties at Real Madrid? Vinicius Jr, who has never missed one in his career but has only taken five. Or Mbappé, who is used to these responsibilities with PSG and the French team, and has a career ratio of just over 82%. The verdict was given at Carlo Ancelotti’s press conference this Saturday. Well, almost.
“It’s up to two to choose, replied the Italian coach. It is correct to give the responsibility to both Mbappé and Vinicius, so I prefer that they decide because I have a lot of confidence in them. It will depend on how they are in the game and what each one needs. For this Thursday night match in Las Palmas, it was Vinicius who took his responsibilities. Mbappé, whose counter is still stuck at zero goals in La Liga, could have his say if the opportunity to score from a penalty presents itself again…
