Since Thursday evening, the tension has not really subsided on the Real Madrid side. Just after the validated success against Oviedo (2-0), Kylian Mbappé ignited the powder by openly targeting the choice of his coach. Alvaro Arbeloa did not wait to respond to him for the first time and since then, the little spicy phases have followed one another. This Saturday, the Madrid coach returned to his player’s words again.
Invited to speak on the subject by a Spanish press eager for sensational statements, Alvaro Arbeloa nevertheless sought to calm things down. “I just saw him and told him to stay calm. All this may make the headlines, but I had already discussed with him what he said. I take this philosophically because it’s much more ‘normal’ than you imagine. »
Explaining how Kylian Mbappé felt when he was only a substitute against Oviedo, the man who should be replaced by José Mourinho next season did not hide a certain satisfaction at seeing his striker unhappy. A satisfaction obviously linked to his work as a coach. “I know Kylian wasn’t happy the other day and I like that. I would not have understood that Kylian Mbappé does not want to play with his team. »
Alvaro Arbeloa liked Kylian Mbappé’s reaction
For Alvaro Arbeloa, the words of the Bondynois spoken in front of the camera would therefore be positive from a certain point of view. In any case, he indicated that he felt he had made the right decision by not starting his top scorer, who had just returned from several weeks of absence due to a physical problem.
“I may be right or wrong, and you are entitled to your own opinion, but I think the best thing was for him to play a little bit in the second half so he could play on Sunday. » And to conclude: “I consider that everything that has happened in recent days is completely normal and my relationship with Kylian Mbappé remains the same. »
