The (long) international break is finally coming to an end. The time has come for Real Madrid to move forward three weeks after their defeat in the Madrid derby against Atletico Madrid. Only fourth in La Liga with six points already spent on Barça, the Merengue already have no choice and must absolutely win on Saturday against Villarreal.
Real Madrid did not prepare for this recovery in the best possible way. The fault in particular is the agitation around Kylian Mbappé. Unsurprisingly, the French striker, injured in the left knee in the first match of the Blues but now operational, was also at the heart of José Mourinho’s press conference on Friday. Enough to annoy the Portuguese technician a little more.
“Obviously, his case is more important than that of Manchester City or even the difficult situation in my country with Cristiano Ronaldo. There are so many subjects that could have fueled your work but you always have to talk about Real Madrid…”, he responded to begin with when it came to Kylian Mbappé, describing him as ” ridiculous “
the noise made around its player.
José Mourinho accuses journalists
“I will always defend my players. They are human beings, boys who have the right to make mistakes. You know me a little, I don’t lie. I can try to escape and be smart about some questions you may ask me but I can’t lie, he continued. I won’t tell you if he’s going to play tomorrow or not. During this period, Real Madrid players have been exemplary professionally speaking. »
“The example you give of Kylian Mbappé. He came home, did his exams, went to see an external consultant to do more tests. He had to follow a recovery plan that you do not know in detail, he again stressed. You (journalists) have been looking for problems. You talked about the discotheque, then it was the bike episode. I think it’s ridiculous. Knock on wood because it’s just football. This is the first time in 10 years that we have had no injuries other than those of long duration. It’s a beautiful story, but you don’t like it. »
And José Mourinho added another layer by accusing the press of wanting to harm Kylian Mbappé and Real Madrid by triggering the anger of the supporters, who could whistle at the Bondynois on Saturday. “That’s one of your goals. It doesn’t take an Einstein to understand that this is one of your goals. I don’t comment. My wish is that the Bernabéu will know how to be fair and that means being intelligent…, he lamented. Be able to read between the lines and understand the objectives. I promise the Bernabéu that when a Real Madrid player does not behave properly or does not meet his obligations, then he will not even have the opportunity to whistle him because he will not even be on the bench, he will be at home. But Mbappé will play. He won’t even be on the bench. He has not missed any of his obligations to Real Madrid. »
