Tactical Board|18 shots on goal and 0 goals! Mbappe's injury at the Euros is not unexpected

Mitch watches the ball

2024-06-18 14:24Posted in Shanghai Super League Scout, Football Tactics Analyst and creator in the field of sports

From his debut at the European Championship three years ago to becoming the leader of the French team this time, Mbappe has shot 18 times in five games but still has not scored.

In the match against Switzerland three years ago, Mbappe, who had 6 shots on target and 0 shots on target, missed a crucial penalty and stopped the team from reaching the round of 16. In the first game of the European Championship 3 years later, he suffered a broken nose bridge, what is the problem with Mbappe?

01. The European Championship is different from the World Cup: Mbappe is afraid of a system with good strength

a. Defending Mbappe: The key is to limit and help defence

As you can see from the statistics, Mbappe completed 4 shots on goal against Austria, and only 1 of them were on target.

Compared with Argentina, Morocco and other teams in the World Cup, the defenders in the European Cup are better, and they pay more attention to the system in assisting defense and protecting space, which also makes Mbappe a little "uncomfortable".

Just like this defense, the two of them pinched Mbappe, someone behind them was ready to rush up to fight, and the defender in front of him stood firm and locked the space, which finally made it difficult for Mbappe to do anything.

Mbappe is characterized by good starting speed and explosiveness, and the need for space will be urgent. If the opponent's defensive position is tight enough, it will expose the problem of not being fine enough under his feet.

Just like this time, Mbappe took the bottom line after starting at speed, but when the opponent landed in time, Mbappe's problem of not handling the ball with high accuracy was highlighted again.

Once the defender can be placed in the team, then Mbappe, who beats the first defender, is easily "harvested" by the assistant defender.

Mbappe likes to receive this kind of long pass that gives space in the longitudinal space, but his feet are not that thin. wanted to speed up the inward cut, but after dodging the opponent's grab, Mbappe went wide of the ball, so the ball was cut off by the assistant defender.

b. 5 games, 18 shots, 0 goals: Mbappe is in trouble

As can be seen from the statistics, since the last European Cup, Mbappe has played a total of 5 games and shot 18 times, but he has not scored anything.

It's not that France can't create chances for him, on the one hand, it's a bit impatient mentally, and on the other hand, the speed and strength of the European Championship defenders are also more conducive to containing Mbappe's characteristics.

Many people will talk about Mbappe missing a super one-on-one shot in front of the goalkeeper in the second half, but in fact, in the first half of the game, Mbappe also missed a great chance.

This time Griezmann's overhead ball, as long as Mbappe stopped easily, it was an easier one-on-one opportunity.

However, because the space is very large, Mbappe still holds the ball even if he stops the ball wrong. In the face of the attacking goalkeeper, if Mbappe had been calmer and had accelerated a step from the outside line, he should have been able to easily get assists.

But Mbappe still wanted to score too much, so he chose to dribble the ball back, only to lose control of the ball.

This time Griezmann's overhead ball was very good, Mbappe made a mistake in stopping the ball, and then he didn't want to pass the ball to his team-mate.

The smash ball turned around, exposing the lack of precision at Mbappe's feet, and after losing his center of gravity, he completely exposed the ball and easily gave the ball to the opponent's goalkeeper.

02. Euro Championship 3 years ago: Mbappe's performance was telling

a. Speed limit Mbappe: It works better if you add some strength

At the European Championship three years ago, Mbappe and France reached the round of 16, and Benzema's brace could not save the team. Mbappe's defeat at the twelve-yard line made him the sinner of the team's exit.

France at the time dropped centre-forward Olivier Giroud to play Griezmann more like a wing-back. Clearly, switching roles between winger and second striker is not the right fit for Mbappe.

Although Mbappe is fast, he actually needs a center forward to attract the attention of the defense and give himself space to step forward.

Once the opposition centre-backs are highly focused and all defensive focus is on Mbappe, then his disadvantage in strength makes it difficult for Mbappe to get a real one-on-one chance.

This ball is that Benzema retreats a little deeper, he prefers to play himself as a forward midfielder, Mbappe as a forward arrow, facing the European big man central defender who is standing firm, it is difficult to hold the ball in the middle.

Once the space is restricted, even if this over-the-top pass hits the deep space, Mbappe can only choose to pass back after taking the ball. After all, in the state of his back, Mbappe can still do relatively little.

b. Match against Switzerland: Mbappe missed a penalty with 6 shots and 0 penalties

In the round of 16 against Switzerland, Mbappe had 0 shots on target from 6 attempts, won only 2 of 8 one-on-one duels, succeeded only 2 of 6 dribbling attempts, and missed the most crucial goal in the penalty shootout.

Benzema was awarded the penalty and Mbappe took away Griezmann's free-kick. As a result, his performance on free-kicks was rather mediocre, which weakened France's strongest set-piece tactics at the World Cup.

During the penalty shootout, Mbappe, who had 6 shots and 0 targets in the first 120 minutes, finally hit the ball within the range of the goal frame. Helplessly, the opposing goalkeeper Sommer was brave enough to save the ball and send the French team and Mbappe home.

03. When will the first goal of the European Championship come? Mbappe's injury is not an accident

A. Mbappe first has to adjust his mentality

In this game, Mbappe missed the opportunity to make a big single knife because of a mistake in stopping the ball in the first half, and he relied on his speed advantage in the second half to get another super single knife.

The expected goal of 0.62 was close to a penalty chance, but Mbappe missed it.

This time Rabiot's pass was good, and Mbappe's explosiveness allowed him to get the ball, and finally ran to the golden opportunity to face the goalkeeper.

This was originally a certainty for Mbappe. However, it was precisely the delay in the first goal of the European Championship that made his mentality fluctuate, and he failed to hit the ball within the range of the goal frame.

Mbappe's anxious mentality can also be seen in this shot in the first half. At that time, he dribbled into the penalty area, which was a quasi-one-on-one chance, but the angle of the shot was not too big.

If Mbappe had opted for a cross, his team-mates at the back post would have had a better chance of outflanking goal.

Mbappe is desperate for a European Championship goal at this point, which makes his options in the game even worse. There are some balls that Mbappe can do better, but the change in mentality has weakened him.

This kick hit the side-netting directly, and even because the follow-up missed opportunity was better, it also made many people forget about this bad choice.

b. Mbappe is still very capable: he is trying to change

As can be seen from the statistics, the French team still has a clear advantage on the field, and the team has given a lot of help to the forwards.

If Mbappe can handle it better, scoring goals or assists, he will be very close to him.

The goal that created the own goal was actually the result of Dembele's continuous impact, which created a burden on the opponent and also brought opportunities for Mbappe to relay the bottom cross.

In fact, the quality of the cross was not very good, and he did not find his team-mate at all. However, the Austrian player made a mistake in his busy schedule, so he used a very amateurish move to put the ball into his own goal.

Mbappe's injury can't be called accidental, in fact, after Mbappe went to the middle, he couldn't take advantage of his feet. He was a little anxious, and he worked hard to make a change.

So Mbappe tried his header, which he was not good at, which showed that Mbappe played hard, no longer relying on technical superiority, but relying on hard work to create threats.

It's a pity that this is not what he said he was good at after all, so he suffered an injury. Even after returning to the pitch, Mbappe wanted to continue to persevere, but in the end he had to be replaced.

Conclusion:

Fortunately, this time the injury is not serious, and Mbappe has the possibility of wearing a mask in the second round of the group stage. However, to score his first goal in the European Championships, Mbappe will need to be more patient and reasonable.

In this game, Mbappe's expected goals are a whopping 0.81. The expected assist is only 0.04. Playing in a hurry doesn't help him, even if Mbappe is already working very hard. After all, the systematic defense of European teams is precisely the most restrained Mbappe.

View original image 599K

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

•