Mbappe plays a very new kind of football, or is it retro and against the trend?

In the past two games against Real Madrid, Mbappe had 0 shots on target, and Real Madrid also scored 0 goals. On the one hand, it exposed Alonso's tactical weakness, and on the other hand, Mbappe's position in the middle of the frontcourt restricted the team from playing more complex tactics.

Even with Alonso's current playing style, he relies too much on Mbappe's physical condition. When he can no longer run at full speed for a single shot, Alonso's attack in the middle is almost blank.

It can be seen from the statistics that Rayo Vallecano's expected goals are 1.2 to 0.98 ahead of Real Madrid, and he has one more excellent scoring opportunity than Real Madrid.

It should be said that the two teams were evenly matched on the field, and Real Madrid did not show any advantage. This also has something to do with Mbappe's receiving habits. In this game, he only touched the ball 3 times in the Rayo Vallecano penalty area, which was the same as in the previous game against Liverpool.

When Mbappe is always "floating" outside and the opponent's defense is tough, it will be difficult for Real Madrid to win.

Another statistic is that after the first 11 rounds of La Liga this season, Mbappe's steals and interceptions data are still 0. You must know that even Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois contributed one more steal than Mbappe. Only three players in the Real Madrid team contributed 0 in offensive and defensive statistics. The other two were Alaba, who played 54 minutes, and Endrick, who played less than 10 minutes.

Although Mbappe is Real Madrid's top scorer, you can hardly expect him to devote his energy to the defensive end, but his habit still has a great impact on Real Madrid's overall tactics.

Not to mention anything else, because of Mbappe's passive defense, Venicius needs more attention on the balance of offense and defense. Vinicius, who has played 9.6 90 minutes this season, has contributed 16 steals + interceptions. He is often used as an engineer.

It has to be said that Mbappe's style of play can easily lead to an imbalance in the mentality of Real Madrid teammates. It is also for this reason that Alonso once reused the youngster Mastantuono, hoping that he would balance the team through his hard work.

After Bellingham returns, Real Madrid will also enter a more subtle stage. The Englishman and Vinicius burned themselves together, which is the reason why Real Madrid won the two strong dialogues between the Champions League and Juventus, and the league and Barcelona.

But in the process, Mbappe received more praise, while his teammates who made more efforts did not receive the applause they deserved.

As a result, when his teammates' condition declined slightly, Mbappe had 0 shots on target for two consecutive games. At the same time, he restricted his teammates from attacking in the middle. This was one of the reasons why Real Madrid was in trouble.