Would Jérôme Rothen be opportunistic? It was the reproach that could have been addressed to the RMC consultant. While he had the opportunity to win an exclusive interview with Kylian Mbappé in the fall of 2021, the former French international has long defended the current captain of the French team when he was targeted by criticism.
But the tone has radically hardened for a year. Sometimes acid with Mbappé, Rothen no longer goes much to the French star. And he clearly assumes this turnaround.
Kylian Mbappé has a contrasting first season in Real.
“I am fed up with this ungrateful side, you feel like you criticize Kylian Mbappé, you criticize this, you criticize that, you are ungrateful, he launched on RMC. I pay it every time I say something negative about Kylian. On the other hand, when I say positive things – rarely, it can happen to me – we do not come out. On the other hand, we always come out the side: “Since he left Paris, you have dropped him” … “.
Rothen challenges the Mbappé clan
If Rothen justifies his jacket reversal, the RMC consultant also claims to be independent. “PSG is not my club huh. What is happening in Real, in the French team, what happened at PSG, what is happening in Caen … I look at its performances, the lack of performance in the matches where we expect him. “”
And Rothen to specify his thought by challenging the Mbappé clan:
“30 goals all competitions combined, the proof that it is not enough because people in Madrid keep him rigor (…) I just say to myself:” But you will wake up when, the Mbappé and Kylian clan? ” He went from a beloved player to hated. There is only the performances that will speak for him ”.
