He Real Madrid He has learned to score outside the area. It is one of the best recipes when the opponent closes behind and leaves no room, which often happens with White, especially in matches in which: Santiago Bernabeu. And so far in the league, Madrid are the leaders in this part of the game, nine goals already from distance, and as expected, it is the best Valverde, already with five goals from distance, and the second Mbappe, three when completing the list Rogrigo with one. Betis and Las Palmas By eight goals from outside the area, they trail the white team AND“Barca” has 7 and “Atletico” – six. To the nine league goals we have to add two more in six of his 12 Champions League games, one from Vinicius against Dortmund, one from Endrik against Stuttgart.
Ancelotti has worked for a long time to improve this side of the game. His big bet was Valverdebut it was this year that any bet with Ancelotti would win.All his goals are from outside. Last season he scored three goals, so he already broke his records, and two of them were inside the area. In the 22-23 season, he managed twelve goals, seven from distance and five from inside the field, winning his bet with the coach. “I thought it was strange that last season he scored only one goal with his shot, so I told him that if you don’t score 10 goals in the season, I will resign as coach. There is a stone at his foot. “, He said in September 2022 after scoring against Leipzig, and the advice paid off.
Mbappe is looking for his best place
Mbappe arrived at Real Madrid knowing he would have to play a lot in the front nine with that in mind Vinicius and Rodrigo They also fall to the left. But the striker, becoming more and more comfortable, knew how to play that role, even if it was difficult at first, and although he almost always scored from inside the area, He also usually drops a few meters to receive and from there he brings out his power in his shot. Especially with two great goals, one Bloody and the last before him Seville. The other is a finer touch against Getafe, so even though Ancelotti has lost another of his players, he is firing long-range missiles like Crossthe equipment was not damaged.
Mbappe is also the league’s second top scorer from outside the area with those three goals. equaled that yes Betic Lo Celso. The French striker is not used to making such an effort from a distance. In just 15 days, he already has three, At PSG, he signed 18, but in 246 Ligue 1 games.
In this second division of the league, Mbappe aims to sneak into the race for Pichichi. He has been closing the gap with Lewandowski little by little, although he remains 3rd in the table with 10 goals. Budimir, for the Poles’ 16 goals Rafinha cone 11. Vinicius is eighth with eight goals.
