Former PSG boss, Mauricio Pochettino has insisted that France forward Kylian Mbappe still has plenty to learn to become a complete player.
He said that the France international always takes similar actions which make him predictable to defenders.
This is despite the 23-year-old scoring 5 goals so far at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar and putting up a masterclass performance against Poland on Sunday.
Pochettino, Mbappe’s former boss, says the player can improve his understanding of space on the pitch.
“What he needs now to be a really, really complete player is to read the space better, when he needs to go inside, how he needs to receive in between the lines, use the pocket […] He needs to be more involved in the game,” Pochettino said on BBC.
“[His decisions] are all similar actions.”
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NFF bring back GENERAL ROAH before it’s too LATE! I never lost a match by 4-0 to any team, during my five years as coach of Nigeria” – Gernot Rohr
Date: December 3, 2022Author: Admin0
Erstwhile Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr has openly criticised Nigeria’s performance against Portugal in a friendly in November.
The three-times African champions, led by Jose Peseiro were shambolic on the night, in Lisbon. Super Eagles started the game on a low note and despite improving later, they could not stop Bruno Fernandes from scoring a brace while Goncalo Ramos and Joao Mario scored once each.
Things went from bad to worse for Nigeria on the night, when Emmanuel Dennis missed a penalty to reduce the deficit. Peseiro admitted his team will have to improve to stand a chance of winning the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Reacting to the defeat, former Franco – German coach, Gernot Rohr said : “I watched the game against Portugal in Lisbon. I didn’t recognise my players at all. I wasn’t happy with how they played and the result. I never lost a match 4-0 to any team, during my five years as coach, he said to Osasu Obayiuwana.”
“Losing 4-0 was too much, we didn’t start well in the first half, we didn’t show good organisation and we didn’t pressure the opponent. It’s true the opponent has too much quality but like I said the first half was not good but the second half was much better,” Peseiro said to NFF TV after the game.