The most regular viewers of L’Équipe du Soir have become accustomed to it: consultant Johan Micoud often has the opportunity to express his strong opinions on
Kylian Mbappé. And the least we can say is that the 2000 European champion does not hold the prodigy from Bondy in his heart.
Often critical of the star, Micoud again made very harsh remarks this week. According to him, Mbappé’s average performances have no excuse. “The keys to Mbappé, that’s maybe the mistake. Mbappé is the end of the action, so it’s not to him that we should give the keys… We should give them to the middle. I wonder if he couldn’t play, like he played at the time. Like in 2018, the will-o’-the-wisp, in short on his qualities… He’s 25 years old, and he can’t do it, take the depth?! What do you mean he can’t physically? Because he played 70 minutes of the matches? In the Champions League, he played every match, the same for the French team…”
“He crossed paths with Messi and Neymar, and he wants to play like them”
“No one is going to tell me that because it came out in the 60sth in the championship, that he is not physically well when he leaves…, Micoud continued. We have to stop. There’s something wrong every time. He’s been playing like this for two years. Three or four years ago, he wasn’t that player… And he’s only 25… (…) He was on the shelf for three weeks (with PSG) and because of that, the guy couldn’t have a normal season?! I experienced it in Parma, three months on the shelf. That didn’t stop me from doing what was necessary when they put me back, I wanted to show them that they were wrong. He’s playing his last season at PSG, and people are going to tell me that he was traumatized… That’s not serious, that excuse is ridiculous “.
” In fact, the problem he has is that he crossed paths with Messi and Neymar, and he wants to play like them in fact… Let him stay Mbappé, he was very good when he was Mbappé. Let him stop wanting to come out, pass to the guy. Stop, play deep, let Griezmann pass to you… (…) We expect him to carry the team, we expect him to be the best,” Micoud concluded. An uncompromising judgment.
