When things go wrong, blame is assigned. People look for the issue, comparing the current situation to the times when everything worked better, or at least mostly did. Real Madrid won the Champions League last season, dethroned Barcelona in La Liga, and took the Super Cup. There may still be a triumphant end this year, but right now, the team doesn’t look like it’s capable of that.The Royal Club hasn’t changed much. Carlo Ancelotti lost Toni Kroos, the German midfielder who retired. That was the biggest loss. They gained a superstar in Kylian Mbappe, but in Thierry Henry’s opinion, Mbappe is the biggest problem for Real Madrid right now. Because he doesn’t know how to play as a ‘no.9’.Benzema: Mbappe’s problem at Real Madrid – he’s not a number nineMbappe is used to playing as a winger, but he was given a different role at Santiago Bernabeu, and so far, he’s struggling.”He’s frustrating the team, which I understand — it’s not easy. We need to give him time, but he also has to learn to play as a ‘no.9’, to show some desire,” said Henry, pointing out that everything Mbappe doesn’t do, others are trying to make up for it.”Bellingham is trying to do what Mbappe as a ‘no.9’ should be doing.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8477821##It may be Jude Bellingham who’s suffering the most due to Mbappe’s arrival. His performance has been in decline. He started fading in the second half of last season, and in this one, he’s been a shadow of himself.”Bellingham almost always tries to find space, to push the team forward. He’s the one breaking lines. Bellingham seeks depth, runs, and tries to score, but not Real’s ‘no.9’. That’s why there’s frustration. Look at the ‘no.9’ — he’s not there. I know Mbappe isn’t a natural ‘no.9’.”Henry sympathizes with Bellingham…”He can’t be expected in one game to defend, play as a ‘no.10’, and then also score at the other end of the field. And then, on top of it, to be subbed off. I’d be angry too and kick a bottle.”Carletto’s BMV is humbled and on the verge of decayHenry expects more effort from the French star, to attack space and be available.”As a team, they’re not playing well, and Mbappe with the ball has to do a lot more. No one is asking him to be Didier Drogba, to hold the ball and the defender on his back. Nor to take the ball and dribble past everyone. But as a winger, ‘no.9’, or ‘no.10’, he has to run. Even Rudiger did that,” Henry said, concluding:”Mbappe will get better — it can’t get any worse than this.”The biggest ‘loser’ in Real Madrid’s new orderThierry Henry brilliantly breaks down a major issue Real Madrid have faced recently, how Kylian Mbappe needs to improve and why Carlo Ancelotti is the man who can fix things. pic.twitter.com/2sQAHYDttK— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 6, 2024
