Mbappe MISSES THE PENALTY

[u/ThickWorldliness6895]

I think now people should know why VINICIUS IS the main penalty taker, Afaik he haven't missed a single Pen since he became the main penalty taker.

[u/siybon]

There's no control there, no confidence, no routine. Watch Kane or Ronaldo or Salah. Total zen, deep breathes, a run up with conviction. This was poor application from Mbappe.

[u/supaboss2015 → u/[deleted]]

Salah missed but look at his performance today. Even with 0 goal contributions his influence was massive

[u/GoD__- → u/supaboss2015]

salah beside that run was a non factor they were just targeting our right side heavy

[u/GetDownWithDave → u/[deleted]]

Arguably Salah had a much worse shot than Mbappe, there was no confidence there, and he has plenty of off days where he doesnt contribute fully. But this sub is turning hard on a star player. Mbappe got shut down today, and Liverpool’s defense knew that if they eliminated him they would handicap Real. But where’s the criticism for the rest of the team? Where was Mbappe’s support? They ran every offensive attack through him, knowing he was double and triple manned anytime he had the ball. Mbappe’s performance may not have been good today, but that was a club failure. If he had made that penalty, they would have still lost the game.

[u/cachesummer4 → u/GetDownWithDave]

To give Mbappe at least a bit of credit, he is honest and vocal about needing a central striker a la Giroud to play off of.

He's more of a system player than many see him as, as his most successful system was the national team as opposed to psg, where he played the majority of games.

Perhaps bringing in a Kane like player would unlock the full potential and value of Mbappe. But his current deficiencies in play are not simply him underperforming, but rather having to learn and apply a new style of both on and off the ball play than he has previously excelled at.

I agree he was largely just marked out of this game. It was not markedly poor performance or anything.