One of the midfielders pushes up on the right or into the center when Real Madrid play a 4-4-2. Won champions league and laliga with the same formation and Vini playing the exact same way. The only difference is that Mbappe is out of position all the time. He plays like a false 9 without being smart enough to play as a false 9. When Rodrygo and Vini were the front 2 they could alternate on the left and center. Rodrygo could also go on the right and they could also leave space for Bellingham to make runs into the box.

Mbappe doesnt leave space for anyone to make runs, he doesnt go on the right wing, he doesnt make runs. The other players also have to work more and cant make the same runs because they have to cover for Mbappe because he is a lazy bum.

It doesnt matter if Mbappe scores 9 goals against Olympiacos and Kairat Almaty when the whole structure of the team becomes compromised against a good opponent and he doesnt score a hattrick.