The tone rose this Sunday in Les Grandes Gueules du Sport on RMC. Asked to react to the Kylian Mbappé case, under pressure before facing Leganés, Cyril Linette and Pascal Dupraz discussed the trajectory of the former PSG striker, in difficulty since his arrival at Real Madrid. Despite an honorable statistical record (8 goals in 16 matches), the 2018 world champion has indeed had a string of disappointing performances. “I’m not saying that Mbappé is heading towards failure. But he joined a club where there is a player at least as strong as him. It doesn’t make any sense. He will have spent his career playing in clubs where there is another left winger at least as strong as him, with Neymar at PSG and Vinicius at Real. He could have gone to England, for example, to try to revive Manchester United. There he would have played his position and could have written a great story. I don’t see what exceptional things he’s going to be able to achieve at Real, who were already doing it without him.”first indicated Cyril Linette, beaten during the last election for the presidency of the LFP. A speech very different from that given by Pascal Dupraz.
“First of all, we can’t refuse Real, be serious. And then he has a rare quality: talent. That he lost his way, yes, we can take this argument into account. But he is young (25 years old), he can make mistakes. He thinks he’s the king of the world. Even the President of the Republic, when he wants to know if he should put sugar in his coffee, he calls Mbappé! (laughs) It’s normal that the kid doesn’t know where he is anymore… But all that will sort itself out. He’s a smart boy. And to conclude: Mbappé is not a center forward but Vinicius will leave one day. He will go to Manchester City, where we cannot compete financially. For Mbappé, it takes time to adapt. It’s harder than he thought, he has some setbacks. But he is learning the role of center forward, you will see that he will be able to perform before the end of the season. Mbappé still needs to progress, and there is no better place than Real to progress. He made the right choice. You will all see it! Everyone will turn around, including the French team.”promised the former coach of Évian and Toulouse. This is what is said.
