Mbappe's joining will bring three hidden dangers to Real Madrid: the number, the battle for position, and the battle for the Golden Ball

Brother Bao loves football

2024-05-11 22:42Published in Zhejiang

Mbappe officially announced on his personal social media that he will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of this season, as for where to go after leaving Paris? Although Mbappe hasn't said it yet, everyone understands that it's Real Madrid! According to various sources, Real Madrid will officially announce the news of Mbappe's joining after the Champions League final. Mbappe's joining Real Madrid will make the already star-studded Real Madrid even more invincible, Mbappe, Bellingham, Vinicius and Rodrygo, the four superstars on the offensive line, who can stop them? It's just that Mbappe's joining Real Madrid has also brought three hidden dangers to Real Madrid, and it depends on how Florentino and Ancelotti resolve them.

The first is the battle for numbers. It is known that Mbappe wears the number 7 shirt at Paris Saint-Germain and the number 10 shirt in the French national team, but his favorite number is the number 7 because it is exactly the number of his idol Cristiano Ronaldo. Now, Mbappe has finally followed in the footsteps of his idol and taken a big step, leaving the comfort of Paris for the challenging city of Madrid, where the battle for numbers is also a battle for the status of the team.

At present, the owners of the former No. 11 shirt in the Real Madrid team are No. 1 Courtois, No. 2 Carvajal, No. 3 Militão, No. 4 Alabha, No. 5 Bellingham, No. 6 Nacho, No. 7 Vinicius, No. 8 Kroos, No. 10 Modric and No. 11 Rodrygo, and only No. 9 is vacant. Mbappe naturally can't wear the No. 11 shirt or the No. 11 shirt, the biggest possibility is the vacant No. 9 shirt, or the No. 10 shirt.

The No. 7 jersey is the legendary number of Real Madrid, and the No. 7 jersey is worn by Raul, Ronaldo and Hazard, which currently belongs to Vinicius, who has always been the second leader of Real Madrid, if Vinicius continues to stay in Real Madrid next season, Real Madrid will definitely not take the initiative to deprive Vinicius of his number, Vinicius will not take the initiative to give up his number, Mbappe wants to wear the No. 7 jersey, there is only one possibility, that is, Vinicius will transfer and leave the team. At present, this seems unlikely.

The No. 10 shirt often symbolizes the core of a team, Real Madrid wears the No. 10 shirt with Figo, Robinho, Sneijder and J Ronaldo, currently belonging to Modric, as Real Madrid's meritorious player and the only Mr. Golden Ball in the current team, there is no reason to take the initiative to give the number to the younger generation. However, Modric's contract with Real Madrid will expire at the end of this season, and the decision to renew it has not yet been decided. If Modric renews his contract, he will definitely continue to wear the number 10 shirt; If Luka Modric leaves the team at the end of the season, the number 10 shirt will be vacant, giving Mbappe a choice.

The No. 9 shirt is traditionally the number one striker in the team, and Real Madrid's No.9 players include Morientes, alien Ronaldo, Saviola, Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema, which are currently vacant. For Mbappe, if Vinicius moves away at the end of the season, it would be best to wear the number 7 shirt; If Vinicius stays and Modric leaves, it would be nice to wear the number 10 shirt, which symbolizes the heart of the team, after all, this is also his number in the French national team; If Vinicius and Modric both stay in the team, then only the No. 9 shirt can be selected, which is not bad, when Ronaldo transferred from Manchester United to Real Madrid, he also wore the No. 9 shirt first, and then changed to the No. 7 shirt.

The second is the battle for location. Real Madrid have used a variety of formations such as 4231, 433 and 442 in various matches this season, but 4231 is still the most commonly used formation of Real Madrid, the main left winger of this formation is Vinicius, the main center is Rodrygo, and the right winger has played in Valverde and Bellingham. Mbappe is an all-rounder up front, playing as a left winger, a centre forward and a right winger, but his favourite position is the left winger, which he plays the most in Paris and France, but he will have to face competition from Vinicius and even Rodrygo in this position.

Mbappe is worth 180 million euros and chooses a left winger first, followed by a center forward and finally a right winger, Vinicius Jr. 150 million euros first chooses a left winger and then a center forward, and Rodrygo is worth 100 million euros and chooses a center forward first, followed by a left winger. So whether it's in the left winger or central striker position, Mbappe will have to face a lot of competition. How to arrange the position of the three top strikers is a headache for any coach. It's just that other coaches may not be able to solve this problem, but Real Madrid has Ancelotti, which is a master who can send Rivaldo, Costa, Seedorf and Pirlo to the field at the same time, and arranging 3 No. 7 (left winger) players is not handy? In Ancelotti's eyes, the formation is dead, and the people are alive!

Finally, there is the battle for the Golden Ball. What is Mbappe giving up his sky-high annual salary in Paris and his 80 million euro loyalty bonus, and also taking a salary cut to join Real Madrid? One is to follow in the footsteps of his idol Ronaldo and join the "childhood dream of Real Madrid", and the other is that Mbappe understands that only by leaving Paris for Real Madrid can he have a chance to win the Champions League and the Ballon d'Or. However, even if Mbappe joins Real Madrid, although the hope of winning the Ballon d'Or is greatly increased, he will also need to face fierce competition within the team.

Although Mbappe's Paris won the Ligue 1 championship this season, it has been out of the Champions League, and it is Real Madrid and Dortmund who have entered the Champions League final, considering that Dortmund does not have a very good individual star, so if Real Madrid defeats Dort to win the Champions League, then this season's Ballon d'Or belongs to Real Madrid players, and the biggest favorites are Vinicius and Bellingham, which depends on the performance of the two in the final. But if Real Madrid lose to Borussia Dortmund, it will give Mbappe a chance, because there is still a European Championship in the summer of 2024, and if Mbappe can lead France to the European Championship, then he still has hope of winning the Ballon d'Or.

The biggest competition will come next season, with neither the World Cup nor the European Championship in 2024-2025, and the performance of players at club level will be the biggest basis for the Ballon d'Or. At that time, Mbappe will not only have to compete with Haaland, Kane, Saka, etc., but also compete with Bellingham and Vinicius in the team, which will be an all-round competition from the inside to the outside and from beginning to end. If Real Madrid and many of the players in the team perform well next season, then who the Ballon d'Or is awarded will depend on who Lafayette is building momentum for. By the way, the above competition for the Ballon d'Or only considers European football, and does not take into account the BUG of the MLS, otherwise the result will be difficult to say.

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