It’s time for the first assessment for Kylian Mbappé. This summer, the French team striker made his childhood dream come true by signing for Real Madrid. After 7 seasons spent with PSG, the Bondynois signed free for his favorite club which he hoped to leave his mark on, and as quickly as possible. At the club for more than 100 days, the Frenchman would undoubtedly have dreamed of a much better start under his new colors. Although he has an honorable record with 8 goals and 2 assists in 16 matches, Mbappé is far from his best level.
Often transparent in the game, clumsy technically and in front of goal, with little physical impact, the former PSG player did not really convince and was quickly the target of criticism from Madrid supporters who expect much more from him. Because the Frenchman arrived with superstar status, with a presentation with great fanfare. But for the moment, this is not felt on the ground. However, there is no question for his club of letting go of him. Recently, Carlo Ancelotti gave his support to Mbappé at a press conference. “Mbappé has confidence in his qualities and will bring us a lot, as he has always done since his arrival in Madrid. We are happy with Kylian, who scores regularly and is important for the team. In the staff, we think that he is gradually getting closer to his best level. We are not in a hurry, because we know that Kylian will continue to improve.
Real Madrid is calm
A way for the Italian coach not to burn out his player, already under fire from critics both in France after missing two truces, and in Spain. But despite its downturn, Real Madrid does not seem to be worried at all, on the contrary. At the club, we believe that there is nothing alarming and that Kylian Mbappé, through hard work, will become the player he was again. This is in all what the Merengues declared in the columns of Marca. “We are calm, we know that he is a gun (editor’s note: in other words a crack)”shook the club when taking stock of its player after 3 months as a starter.
As for Valdebebas, we estimate that Kylian Mbappé will inevitably end up shining under the Madrid tunic. “Mbappé is a great player” explain Madrid leaders internally. On the side of Casa Blanca, it is estimated that his striking debut, a goal in his first match and therefore the Super Cup title, did not help to calm the euphoria and expectations around him. It may have been too quickly for Mbappé and Real Madrid’s overall poor start to the season did not make the task easier either. In short, it is believed within the club that Kylian Mbappé has extenuating circumstances and that he still has everyone’s confidence. The interested party will appreciate it.
