Vinicius and Mbappe are incompatible? Boske: Letting their defense may weaken the offense

Football     6:33am, 12 July 2025

Former Real Madrid and Spanish national team coach Bosque expressed his views on the combination of Vinicius and Mbappe.

On Wednesday, Real Madrid lost 0-4 to Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup. The team led by Xavi Alonso disappointed Real Madrid fans around the world because the gap between the two sides is obvious and they must learn from this game to avoid repeating the same mistakes in the future. Questions about whether Vinicius is compatible with Mbappe have been raised again. This problem has troubled Ancelotti and seems to be difficult to solve under Alonso. Former Real Madrid coach Boske commented on this in an interview with Spanish media.

As the meritorious coach who led Real Madrid to win the Champions League twice, Boske gave an interesting analysis of the forward pair: "Real Madrid's solution? Vinicius and Mbappe? First of all, the team needs to operate as a whole, completing all the necessary functions, whether it is defense or offense. But sometimes it also needs to look at the problem from a different perspective: Real Madrid should make good use of existing Vinicius and Mbappe. We must accept their shortcomings, otherwise we will achieve nothing. We can ask them to do more defensively. More, but it may cause them trouble because it will lose their core value."

In addition, the 2010 World Cup champion coach also talked about fellow countryman Xavi Alonso: "I think the six games he directed during the Club World Cup were very helpful for him. It will make his thinking clearer. This event will greatly help him understand the players he has and what he needs. I believe he will do a good job because he is a clear-headed person."

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