The international break was supposed to do good for Kylian Mbappé, absent from the French gathering in order to recharge his batteries. But, if he stayed up to date with current events, the Bondynois must not have changed his mind too much. Because the echoes concerning him are always so negative.
The former PSG striker has just been elected as the biggest disappointment in La Liga at the start of the season. It was the show El Chiringuito that gave him this inglorious label. The Frenchman clearly did not need such denigration, in this period of doubt and slump.
Mbappé like Zidane?
The Spanish journalists have clearly not been kind to the Frenchman, especially since his personal statistics are not ridiculous with the Merengue. In 11 La Liga games, he found the net six times and he also provided an assist.
Fortunately for Mbappé he also received some messages of encouragement from the Iberian press. Tomas Roncero, columnist for the daily AS, sees him gradually rebounding until he manages to do what Zinedine Zidane did during his first season at the Bernabeu in 2001/2002.
“In this last international break of 2024, I thought a lot about the situation of the French star and I think I finally saw the light. What happens to Kylian has already happened to Zinedine Zidane, judged Roncero. The Marseille genius was heavily contested during his first months as a player, almost until the Christmas break. Six months later, on May 15, 2002 in Glasgow, he scored the goal in the Champions League final. Zizou’s volley gave us the ninth C1. These days I imagined something similar would happen with Mbappé. I am convinced that after this restorative break, the bottle of ketchup will squirt tomatoes in the form of goals. » A prediction that is optimistic to say the least and for which Mbappé would certainly sign with both hands.
