Real Madrid legend Karim Benzema offers solution for Kylian Mbappe conundrum

Now, nine fable Karim Benzema has offered his France teammate immoderate proposal to thrive astatine Real Madrid.

Karim Benzema advised Kylian Mbappe to displacement to being a striker, alternatively than playing connected his preferred spot connected the near flank.

“The occupation for maine is that Mbappé is not a halfway forward. Whenever helium plays arsenic a ‘9’ for France, helium doesn’t execute well; that’s not his position,” Benzema explained successful an interrogation with Edu Aguirre connected El Chiringuito de Jugones. “He (Mbappe) has to get it into his caput that helium needs to beryllium a No ‘9’ and hide astir the left. He’s been large connected the left, but present helium has to excel successful a antithetic role.”

Benzema raised the constituent that Real Madrid person Kylian Mbappe and Vinícius Júnior who some similar to play connected the left, raising a headache for manager Carlo Ancelotti to accommodate some players.

Real Madrid were booed by their ain fans successful the decision to Barcelona, the 2nd crippled successful a enactment they had endured the wrath of the fans since they were besides confronted by unhappy fans successful the crippled against Borussia Dortmund arsenic well, wherever they were trailing 2-0 astatine halftime earlier rallying to triumph 5-2.

Benzema said that the accrued scrutiny from fans was to beryllium expected erstwhile you play for a nine of the stature of Real Madrid. Madrid are the defending La Liga champions and the Champions League title-holders.

“My concern successful my archetypal twelvemonth and Kylian’s is different. I was 21 years old, and helium is 25; it’s not the same. He knows there’s a batch of unit astatine Real Madrid. If you don’t people successful 2 oregon 3 matches, they’ll criticise you. He needs to larn to unrecorded with that pressure,” Benzema said.