If he (almost) unlocked his counter on a free kick this weekend, his technique in this area leaves specialists hungry.
The question was debated all weekend. Did Kylian Mbappé finally scored on a direct free kick? Because if the Liga considered in its statistics that it was indeed a goal on a free kick, it was scored after a combination with Fran Garcia which allowed the former Parisian to slightly shift the ball. What are enough for some to say that the tricolor world champion still had not scored on a direct free kick.
The lack of success of Kylian Mbappé on a free kick has become the subject of taunts on social networks. The Bondynois, however, has not multiplied attempts in recent years. To believe The teamSince 2018, he has only fired 14 free kicks with his club. Far from the 208 attempts over the period of Lionel Messi or even the 90 of Cristiano Ronaldo.
It is therefore still difficult to judge the address of the French in the exercise. But according to biomechanics specialists, its gestures would clearly be to review. “I have the impression that he pulls his free kicks like his penalties, where he seeks to hide his intentions to the end. This leads him to be leaning forward, starting his race slowly and then performing then, his gesture as quickly as possible. But in the case of the first exercise, we benefit from making a fluid race and more use of his arms than he does. There, it is as if he was bridling “Thus entrusted Matthieu de Souza, engineer in biomechanics of the movement.
“Kylian Mbappé tends to pick up on himself”
“He tends to pick up on himself, which is far from optimal. It is sort of vaulting and loses in efficiency, Abolished Frédéric Brigaud, consultant in human and sporting biomechanics. A phenomenon probably due to flexor muscles of the trunk too strong compared to the extensor muscles of the spine. This upper body, it is used for free kicks to stabilize the shot and give it maximum power. »»
“I am not saying that he is bad but that he, on the contrary, still under the foot. Its gestures has evolved over the years, it is cleaner, has fewer parasitic movements. But will he have enough confidence to go further? »»he added, while his partner added: “By setting up small details, you can change a lot and lead to a perfect gesture.”
