"Mbappe is one of the best players in the world on his day, and has a great history at the World Cup, scoring for Les Bleus in their final victory in 2018, and even bagging a hat-trick as they lost on penalties to Argentina in 2022."
"Petit has his concerns about how Mbappe fits into this France team, with the former Arsenal midfielder and World Cup winner with France back in 1998 making it clear he feels the Real Madrid star needs to play on the left. Petit says he wants to see Mbappe out wide rather than up front, with Ousmane Dembele taking up that central role, and with Michael Olise on the right-hand side."
"Mbappe is playing up front as a striker. Dembele is playing up front as a striker. Ask Didier Deschamps, the French manager, Who is going to play? If I am Didier Deschamps, for me it's very simple. Ask Kylian Mbappe to play on the left, the way he was brilliant for years with Paris Saint-Germain. Ask Dembele to play up front as a striker, and I ask Olise to play as a right winger."
"If you do like that, I'm pretty sure France will win the World Cup. If you don't do that and you want to go the same way that Madrid has been doing with Kylian Mbappe then you're going to have trouble. Egos in the dressing room will come out, and the trouble will start in the team."
France can win the 2026 World Cup, but Kylian Mbappé’s fit in the team may cause problems. Mbappé is viewed as one of the best players when at his best, with World Cup contributions including a goal in the 2018 final and a hat-trick in the 2022 tournament despite a penalty shootout loss to Argentina. Emmanuel Petit believes Mbappé should play on the left rather than as a central striker. He proposes Ousmane Dembélé as the striker, with Michael Olise on the right wing. Petit warns that keeping Mbappé in a Madrid-style setup could trigger dressing-room ego conflicts and team trouble.
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