The drama over the striker situation at Paris Saint-Germain continues to be a topic of discussion as Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 has expressed his desire not to be strapped to the number 9 role.<\/p>\n
This predicament has led to no lack of seemingly well-knowing pundits weighing in to give their two bits worth on what the capital club should do to solve the situation.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday\u2019s edition of After Foot RMC\u00a0<\/em>(h\/t Foot Mercato<\/em>), French football pundit Rolland Courbis stated that Mbapp\u00e9 shouldn\u2019t be playing the role of number 9 at all and that it\u2019s Neymar\u2019s responsibility to assume the position instead.\u00a0In addition, Courbis added that if the 30-year-old doesn\u2019t want to take over the part, then the Brazil international should then be consigned to the bench.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Galtier is to solve the problem of the three monsters, it is Neymar who must play the role of number 9, not Mbapp\u00e9,\u201d Courbis said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd you (Neymar) go on the bench if you don\u2019t want to play pivot. Be already happy to be there. Obviously, I\u2019m harder on Neymar. If I were PSG, I wouldn\u2019t have a short memory. This Neymar is unbearable. There is the World Cup.<\/p>\n \u201cHe must be focused, serious, and will soon find himself behind Donnarumma to defend. But don\u2019t take people for dumber than they are. This Neymar is unbearable: you play number 9 or you clear. I am more for Mbapp\u00e9 than for Neymar, more for Messi than for Neymar. If the supporters have a short memory of what Neymar hasn\u2019t done for five years, too bad for them.\u201d<\/p>\n It will be interesting to see what manager Christophe Galtier opts to do to solve the problem, and eyes will be on sporting advisor Luis Campos to bring in another player during the January transfer window to occupy that space.<\/p>\n Nonetheless, the issue will linger and not go quietly until at least a few months from now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"