I was watching some goal highlights of both players and it dawned on me that they have never scored a freekick! It is kindof depressing that the two supposed faces of football lack so much to their game. Mbappe is probably the player most would agree is the best in the world but the fact that he is doesn’t bode well for the coming generation.
Why do you think both players have been so abysmal at freekicks? They don’t need to be great but at least score at least one. My goodness
Free kicks are a skill that often take years to truly perfect. JWP has the best conversion rate in the top leagues but he only really became the best a few years ago, before that he was just above average. Both Haaland and Mbappe are young. If they want, they have plenty of time to work on their deadball capability in training. But in truth it’s just not that important of a skill in the grand scheme of things, so working on other aspects of their game just makes more sense
Not to forget that Man City already has one of the best set piece takers in the world, in addition to which you’d arguably rather have Haaland in the box for a free-kick
If Haaland was the best free kick taker for scoring goals then not really.
Jwp has anyways been an elite free kick taker