Marca: “Vinicius gives way to Mbappe”
One of the main discussions after the United States preparatory tour for the next season revolves around the new plan that Ancelotti is working on to get the best out of the team after the big changes that have taken place, such as the departure of Karim Benzema, who left the team without striker No. 9, and with Joselu as an alternative. , unless he was able to convince everyone that he should be the primary attacker.
However, at the moment, the No. 9 striker has no owner and one of the big players affected by playing without a star in that position is Vinicius, not forgetting Rodrygo either.
Vinicius adapts to playing more inside, as was seen in El Clasico, but the surprise came from Carlo Ancelotti in his last press conference when he revealed to the media that it was Vinicius himself who wanted to change his natural position as a left winger to play more as an outspoken striker and look for scoring more goals.
The Italian revealed this when asked if his new plan was to punish Vinicius in particular, who failed to score in the last El Clasico like the rest of the team.
He responded, “I have to take stock of that. Vinicius likes to play a little more indoors. On the outside he makes a difference, but on the inside he can score more goals. He did well against AC Milan and Manchester United.”
He added, “It is true that he could have been more successful against Barcelona, but he had many opportunities and missed them. The best is still to come. They are pre-season friendlies and if we don’t test things now, we won’t be able to do it later.
Mbappe better come
It is very possible that these tests have nothing to do with Mbappe’s possible arrival, but there is no doubt that if Vinicius can prove successful in the outright striker position, he can save the coach from a dilemma if the PSG star finally arrives.
One of Mbappe’s recent problems at Paris Saint-Germain, with Christophe Galtier, was playing in the position of the outright striker No. 9 in the team.
After the goalless draw against Reims, Kylian posted a message on Instagram to show his unease at being the one who played the No. 9 striker position alongside Messi and Neymar.
Vinicius has always admired Mbappe. He would like to play with the French star, who was also one of the first to come to his defense last season after the racist attacks on the Brazilian winger in La Liga.
Source: Marca
