It didn’t go unnoticed, of course; Kylian Mbappé was still far from his best against Italy last Friday. For his return to the Parc des Princes pitch, the new Real Madrid player rather missed the mark – he was obviously not the only Blue not to have been at the level – confirming the bad feelings left during his first steps in Madrid despite this double against Betis before the break.
A small lull that is worrying, of course, especially since he had already experienced a complicated Euro 2024, and the Blues logically need a great Mbappé. It must be said that in his last 11 matches in the French team, he has only scored 2 small goals, far from his usual standards. It was against Luxembourg and against Poland, on penalties. But above all, in recent days, we learned that his attitude was starting to annoy more than one internally.
Mbappé targeted by Maignan
This Sunday, the daily The Team adds another layer. We can thus read that “his place in the locker room is unclear”thus suggesting that he is no longer necessarily so appreciated in the French group. The media also explains that he was clearly targeted by Mike Maignan during the goalkeeper’s shouting after the defeat against Italy.
The Milanese goalkeeper had thus deplored a lack of desire and aggressiveness, and the Bondynois was one of the players concerned by the blowing of the new French leader. Captain of the Blues, the 25-year-old striker is therefore less and less unanimous among his partners. He should also start the match against Belgium on the bench, even if this is a priori a decision aimed at giving him a breather rather than a purely sporting decision.
