Kylian Mbappe has reportedly been selected by Real Madrid to take the team’s free kicks, despite the fact that he has never before scored from a deаd ball situation. As per the daily Marca, Mbappé, who had recently joined Real Madrid, was assigned a significant duty: to assume the duty of receiving free kicks from the great midfielder Toni Kroos. Kroos left the Bernabeu at the end of the previous season and also declared his retirement. Vinicius is still trusted to accept penalties on behalf of the squad in the interim.

The Liga champion’s choice has generated notice because Mbappe has a dismal record when it comes to deаd-ball scenarios. In his career, he has scored 0 goals after 9 direct free kicks, compared to an expected total of just 0.58.

There are, however, more skilled players on the Real Madrid team, such David Alaba, who has scored six goals in his career off direct free kicks. Or the rising talent Arda Guler, who made outstanding efforts at EURO 2024, has also demonstrated promise.

Maybe Mbappe aspires to take free kicks methodically, just like Cristiano Ronaldo did. While CR7’s ability to score goals from free kicks has diminished with time, he produced some stunning goals when he was at the top of his game.

Ronaldo has scored 33 goals from direct free kicks in the top 5 European leagues, 20 of which have come from Real Madrid, 12 from Manchester United, and just 1 from Juventus.

If Mbappé doesn’t work hard to get better, coach Ancelotti will prove that he was mistaken to put his faith in him.