Last Friday, Kylian Mbappé (25 years old) put on a show at a press conference. Asked several times about his future, the captain of the Blues dodged. Moreover, when a journalist asked him if all the rumors about Real Madrid and its future disturbed him, KM7 replied: “and I have a question: when you see my latest performances, do you see a disturbed guy? We don’t care what happens outside.” However, the Bondynois did not show his best face on the field during this March break. Difficult to see a link with his future since he will join the Merengues this summer.
Perhaps this is linked to Paris Saint-Germain's upcoming games, particularly in the Champions League. The Team recently explained that some players were wondering what excuses they could find to avoid playing against Chile. Knowing Mbappé, it's hard to imagine him missing out. But what is certain is that he did not at all perform at his best level during the Blues' two outings. Against Germany, he tried a lot and failed a lot. Beyond that, his attitude in the French locker room was surprising.
Two failed outings with the Blues
The sports daily explained that he did not behave like a leader after the defeat and that he did not speak. He didn't seem worried. Last night, the captain of France had another complicated evening. Whistled by part of the Orange Vélodrome, he, the PSG player, was not good against the Chileans. He had a lot of waste, he missed the 7 dribbles he attempted. Unrecognizable, he lacked a lot of things, notably accuracy, speed and efficiency. For all of his work, the FM Editorial gave it a rating of 3.
The same goes for our colleagues at The Teamwho spoke about a player “to the economy”. The Parisianwho mentioned a “performance without great genius“, gave it a 4. On RMC SportDaniel Riolo gave a very bad assessment after the Frenchman's match. “In the French team, it doesn’t happen that he isn’t motivated two games in a row. He's there, he goes through the match like a ghost, it's not normal, it's even embarrassing, he can't do that. If he comes to the French team, it's to play, especially if it's from the 1st to the 90th, he has no right to be a ghost, not him. He is captain, he must perform well.
It's expensive
He pursues : “in these cases he can ask to play one match out of two or he can play both matches but he is a draw in both matches. I don't like it at all, these two matches are not good. He missed everything. His press conferences were excellent, his performances lousy. If you're physically exhausted, you don't play. But you're not so cooked that you don't even move a little. He didn't move, he walked, he did four races. It’s not worthy of him, it’s very disappointing (…) I absolutely agree, it’s very strange, it’s almost too big to be true.” The editorialist concluded by indicating that this had nothing to do with his future. “It doesn’t usually bother him.”he admitted.
For his part, Didier Deschamps, who spoke of disappointment regarding the whistles against his captain, mentioned the KM7 case. “Explain… You will ask him the question if he comes in front of you. Kylian has this ability to be decisive very often. When he doesn't score for two matches, it feels like he hasn't scored for three months. Don't worry, he'll score soon. He had chances against Germany. I can understand that he also manages himself a little.” Difficult to talk about management after the low level displayed by the Parisian during the two meetings. Despite everything, this suits Luis Enrique who will be able to count on a player who has not been injured. Good news before important meetings.
