You who read us, we will not surprise you by telling you that the Mbappé case has been making headlines in the Spanish press for several years and even more so since the Frenchman put on the Real Madrid jersey. Recently, the speech of the captain of the French team at the microphone of Click has also restarted the media machine. And this time, it was a former member of Casa Blanca who gave his point of view on the Bondynois.
Real Madrid player between 2010 and 2015, Sami Khedira (37 years old) knows the workings of the Merengue club well, especially after playing alongside the biggest Merengue phenomenon, Cristiano Ronaldo. It is therefore as a regular that the former German international, world champion in 2014, reacted to the recent problems encountered by Madrid and Mbappé. And Khedira made a first observation. “It’s too simple to say that Madrid miss Kroos. In May, he had already said he was leaving, they had time (to replace him). This summer I spoke with Karanka, Moyes and other Madrid coaches and we all agreed on one thing, the departure of Kroos is not fixed with the arrival of Mbappé”he confided in the columns of Marcabefore mentioning more particularly the adaptation concerns of Kylian Mbappé.
“Football is not just about buying the best players and putting them on the pitch”
“Mbappé is one of the five best players in the world, but football is not just about buying the best players and putting them on the pitch. You have to adapt them to the team. The first problem to resolve is where Mbappé plays, because he arrived in a team where there was already a top player in his place, like Vinicius. And then there is something else: PSG is not Real Madrid. Madrid is the biggest brand in the world, the expectations are different. Are you going to Asia, are you going to Africa, are you going to the United States? And what are they talking about? From Real Madrid »he declared, before continuing.
“They expect 50 goals per season from Mbappé, that’s the reality. And it’s not easy, because he has to adapt to LaLiga, to Spain, he hasn’t done preseason? Even great players have to adapt. I don’t know him personally, but I think he also needs to connect with the team and that’s the job of the coaching staff. We need to get the best out of him, putting him where he performs best. The results and team dynamics don’t help either. But if I have to bet, I think Mbappé will succeed. Look at Modric, at first no one thought he would become this legend. » The future will tell us whether Sami Khedira was right or not.