there's concern at Real Madrid about Kylian Mbappé. His performance is not what was expected and Carlo Ancelotti is looking for solutions to get the most out of him.
His understanding with Vinícius hasn't materialized. He doesn't look comfortable in his position on the field and it shows in his scoring aspect. Eight goals and one assist in 13 games is not a bad record, although it's not what was expected of him either.
Mbappé hasn't yet reached the figures that characterized him in previous years at Real Madrid. Once the logical period of adaptation has passed, his explosion as a goalscorer can't take long.
Far from Lewandowski
He came to Real Madrid to win everything, including the top scorer and the Golden Boot. He's far from Lewandowski, whom many had already given up for finished.
The Pole leads the list of top scorers with 14 goals (2 from penalties). Mbappé stays at 6 (half from penalties).
That is to say, in open play and without penalties, Lewandowski has scored 12 goals in LaLiga and Mbappé has only scored 3.
It's clear that much more is expected from Mbappé. Although there's also another detail that has Ancelotti worried and that was evident in the classic against Barça.
That day, Mbappé was caught offside eight times by Barcelona as a trap. Too many times. Lack of concentration?
"You are the first on the list"
Ancelotti has already spoken to him about it. It's a problem that needs to be solved urgently. This is especially true when Mbappé leads the blacklist of the players who are most likely to commit offside in the five major leagues.
The Italian coach knows this and has communicated it to him: "You are the first on that list."
The statistics, offered by Opta, are headed by Mbappé with 17 offsides so far in LaLiga.
Second is Dominic Calvert-Lewin of Everton. Third is Moise Kean of Fiorentina. Both with 16 offsides.
Fourth is Montpellier's Akor Adams with 12 offsides, and fifth is Nottingham Forest's Chris Wood with 11.