Author of a hat-trick on Saturday against Reims (3-0) and undisputed top scorer in Ligue 1 (13 goals), Kylian Mbappé thought he would return from Champagne with a backpack full of praise. But to everyone’s surprise, his coach Luis Enrique publicly tackled him after the match. “I’m not very happy with Kylian today. I think that on the goals, I have nothing to say, but he can be better on several points. I have to watch the game again. I’m not very happy with Kylian today. There is nothing to say about the goals. But it can be better. I will analyze his match, and I will tell him in private. He is one of the best players in the world, but we need more. We want him to do more things! This is just my opinion.”
In a Paris Saint-Germain accustomed to kneeling in front of the Bondynois, the Spaniard’s words stand out. Later, at a press conference, Luis Enrique explained himself. “Regarding Kylian, in terms of goals, I have nothing to add, we know his value. On the other hand, I ask even more of him in the game. I know that he is capable of doing better than today. He is one of the best players in the world, but he still has room for improvement. I don’t want him to rest on his laurels. He still needs to improve and help his teammates.”. Since then, the media have indicated that the Ile-de-France number 7 did not take these comments badly. Info or facade speech?
Didier Deschamps avoids controversy!
This afternoon, Didier Deschamps did not fail to be questioned on this subject. And the coach tried as best as possible not to make a controversial response. “The hot potato (laughs). I see the matches. It’s not that I don’t want to answer, I’m not going to enter into data that I don’t have. That’s up to Kylian and his coach Luis Enrique. I’m not here to tease anyone. He said what he said, in the way he said. You have to ask those who are interested. I don’t know what he asks of him every match. Here, he knows what I expect from him. In management, communication, I’m not saying that it’s not good what Luis Enrique did, I can do it differently. It could happen. It’s not just Kylian. The attackers may not be particularly efficient, but they can be decisive, that’s what we ask of the attackers”he declared, before adding.
“Do attackers prefer a good big match and not score? I’m not sure of it. The frequency of matches every three, four days is not easy too. An attacker, what we ask of him is to be decisive. And if there is one who is very efficient in this it is Kylian. (…) In management, there are different things. Everyone does as they feel. I know that my players know what I expect of them. Talking to players through the media… everyone does what they feel at the time. » DD did not want to criticize Luis Enrique, but he nevertheless made it clear that he would probably not have used the same method as the former boss of La Roja to reframe Mbappé.
