Lionel Messi missed out on the Reims clash, with Neymar starting on the bench, and Paris Saint-Germain failed to grab a win on Saturday in a game that ended in a goalless draw.
Mbappe started the game as Paris Saint-Germain’s lone striker, as Lionel Messi missed the game due to injury and Galtier decided to rest Neymar, who has started back-to-back games this season. However, the manager’s decision to deploy him as a single striker up front didn’t seem to please Mbappe.
🚨 Kylian Mbappé is not happy playing in the position Christophe Galtier plays him at PSG, because it does not correspond to the promises made to him when he signed his new contract before the season.
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) October 10, 2022
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After the 0-0 draw at Reims on Saturday, Mbappe wrote on Instagram: “Match drawn, back on Tuesday. #icicestparis #pivotgang.” The “#pivotgang” suggests Mbappe is unhappy at leading the line on his own, and would rather play alongside another striker.
But now he has deleted the post.
He said on national duty:
“The coach knows that we have [Olivier] Giroud as a striker who occupies defenses and I can go into space. At PSG, it’s different, that doesn’t exist. They ask me to play as a pivot, and it’s different.”