After keeping a clean sheet by Nice, Kylian Mbappe's club football drought has lasted for a month. Le Parisien analyzed that physical fatigue, declining form and conflicts with the club became the reasons for Mbappe's goal shortage.
Mbappe's last goal at the club was against Brest on March 11, and after receiving a direct drive from Messi, Mbappe scored the winning goal with a single goal. On the following international break, Mbappe scored twice against the Netherlands.
However, in the three club games since March 11, Mbappe has not scored a single goal. Three consecutive games without scoring goals is the first time since November 2021 that Mbappe has scored in six consecutive games, second only to zero goals in six consecutive games in September-October 2021.
In fact, Mbappe is not in good form since 2023. In 14 matches, Mbappe scored 11 goals, seemingly inefficient, but 45% of the goals scored (5) came in the Copa France quarter-final against Cassel.
The 11 goals put Kylian Mbappe in 10th place in the 2023 goals list with Kane and Moanyi, while Haaland and Marcus Rashford are at the top of the table with 17 goals. If you just look at league goals, Mbappe has scored six goals in 11 games and kept seven clean sheets, dropping to 35th in the top five leagues.
Mbappe's form was indeed sluggish, and against Nice, Mbappe missed a late shot into the empty goal. Mbappe has played more than 3,700 minutes since August, ranking fifth among European forwards. In all competitions, Mbappe has made 46 appearances, missing just seven. Coupled with the conflict with the club, Mbappe's decline in form is also reasonable.
Barroso, a reporter for the newspaper, pointed out, "He paid a psychological price for the long schedule and the constant accidents. His identity has cost him extra in many ways far beyond his role as a player, including contract extensions, Paris restructuring, image rights, the World Cup, LeGraet's resignation and captaincy of France, with the bombardment of the club being the latest episode. ”
In addition to his slump in form, Neymar's injury has also had a big impact on Mbappe. In the match against Nice, Mbappe had only one shot on target and 0 on target, the first time since January 2022. Neymar is used to breaking through and passing the ball on the wing, which continues to benefit Mbappe.