In recent days, there have been several small controversies concerning Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappé in Madrid, not coming from the players themselves but more from the many media outlets that follow the news of the Merengue club. Indeed, there have been many discussions about who should take the penalties, or even about whether Mbappé would not be more efficient on the left than in the center. A start of a fire that the two Madrid stars were quick to put out against Betis on Sunday evening.
During the match, Vinicius Jr asked the Bernabéu crowd to cheer and encourage the Frenchman. When the referee consulted the VAR to award the penalty for Madrid’s second goal, the Brazilian went straight to Mbappé to tell him that he was giving him the penalty. Clearly, Vinicius Jr did everything he could to put his new attacking partner at ease, even if in the game, it was still complicated for both men.
Mbappe knows they have to improve
After the match, Mbappé also spoke about his relationship with the Canarinha star in the mixed zone, aware that they still need to improve their automatisms. “People talk about Vinicius and me, it’s normal, we are two famous players. I have to learn from him, know how he moves, what he likes to do on the pitch. I arrived here naturally, being humble, with the desire to have fun off the pitch with my teammates, with Vinicius as well as the others. We have a great group. Things will improve with Vini and with the others, technically and tactically, even if we don’t have much time to train because we play every 3 days. If we concentrate, we will have a great season, that’s for sure.”explained the number 9 of Casa Blanca.
“Penalties? It’s a question of communication. Vini took the first one, I took the second one. The coach gives us the freedom to choose. I don’t want to force things and for it to happen naturally.”concluded the French striker. The time for controversy is over, now it’s time for the duo who are likely to crush everything in their path with Real Madrid!
