5 reasons why Kylian Mbappe should choose Real Madrid over Barcelona
If anyone told you at the beginning of the season that Monaco will be in the semifinals of the Champions League and ahead of PSG with four games to go, you would have told me ‘Leicester strikes only once”. Apparently not.
Amidst their brilliance and vibrant football, this season has emerged an 18-year-old who has drawn comparisons with Thierry Henry. To be honest, those comparisons are flattering – to Henry. Even at his prime the Arsenal legend would have been proud of a 23 goals season.
That has naturally linked Kylian Mbappe with the best teams in the world, and with the sound of the things, the now French international will leave at the end of the season. The hypothesis is that Barcelona and Real Madrid will lock horns for his signature, and if that happens, the striker will have a decision in his hands.
So here’s hoping he reads Sportskeeda, and here’s why he should choose Real Madrid over Barcelona.
#5 His style of play
On his day, Mbappe is fast, deceptive and an excellent finisher. He runs in behind, stretches the defence or comes in from the left with another number 9 supporting him.
Barcelona have a fixed system of play, in which they have played in the last decade or so, they keep the ball, play short and attack through the middle. With that system, if Mbappe plays in it, his most important attribute of running in behind will be nullified.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, prefer a counter-attacking system, very similar to what Mbappe is used to in Monaco and with the players the Los Blancos have it is unlikely to change soon.