Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe should not be the captain of the French national team, former international Jerome Rothen has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Noting that Kylian lacks the technical brilliance of Michael Olise and Ousmane Dembele, Jerome noted that he believes the Real Madrid star should no longer be considered the technical focal point of Didier Deschamps’ side.
He concluded by saying that Mbappe is currently being eclipsed by the creative exploits of Olise and Dembele.
His words, “When you see the players around him today, you can’t ask Kylian Mbappe to be the technical leader. He shouldn’t be the attacking leader.
We have to play to his strengths. We have the advantage of having a very effective player who scores a lot of goals. OK. He’s here for that. But there’s a structure to put in place around him.
When you see Dembele and Olise… when they touch the ball, it’s incredible! I’m not ashamed to say that what Olise and Dembele do, Mbappe isn’t capable of doing.”
WOW.
Kylian Mbappe Lottin (born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the France national team. Regarded as one of the best players in the world, he is renowned for his dribbling abilities, exceptional speed, and finishing.
Kylian Mbappé Lottin was born on 20 December 1998 in the 19th arrondissement of Paris and was raised in Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. His father, Wilfrid , is originally from Cameroon, and, as well as being his agent, is a football coach. His mother, Fayza Lamari, is of Algerian Kabyle origin and is a former handball player.
He has a younger brother, Ethan, who plays in the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. Their older adoptive brother, Jirès Kembo Ekoko, is a former professional footballer.
On 22 February 2018, Mbappé was joined by former African strikers George Weah and Didier Drogba in a meeting with French President, Emmanuel Macron and FIFA president Gianni Infantino at the Élysée Palace in Paris, which focused on a sports development project in Africa. Mbappé stated that the development of African sport is important to him due to his parents’ African origins.
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