The first season of Kylian Mbappé under the colors of Real Madrid concluded on a contrasting assessment. If the Frenchman responded to the statistical level, with around forty goals scored in all competitions, the Madrid club has not won the slightest major title. A reality that relaunches criticism, especially around Bondynois benefits in major meetings, where he has not always weighed as expected.
Another sensitive point: his agreement with Vinicius Jr, who remains, for the moment, more theoretical than real. The two stars are struggling to find automatisms on the ground, and their lack of defensive involvement, underlined after the elimination of Real in club World Cup against PSG (4-0), did not escape the Spanish observers. In recent days, criticisms are raining on the two players, accused of unbalanced the Madrid collective.
Mbappé, “a problem”?
On the side of Paris Saint-Germain, we look at all this with a certain detachment, even a touch of irony. According to the Cadena Serseveral votes within the Parisian club believe that the current difficulties of Real were largely predictable. “Internal sources at PSG consider that they have taken away a problem by separating from Mbappé, and that they have passed this problem to Real Madrid”reports Spanish radio.
The contrast is in any case striking with the current dynamics of PSG. Released from the heavy shadow of his ex-star, the Parisian club claims to have found serenity. Luis Enrique pilots the project without interference, and the collective works better. The locker room seems more united, more receptive to the requirements of the coach, far from past tensions.
For the reigning European champion, the turbulence that Madrid is through today are only a confirmation: the problems encountered with Mbappé in Paris are repeated elsewhere. In their eyes, the page is turned.
