Times are tough for Kylian Mbappé. The kindness and patience of the first weeks of competition gradually disappeared in Madrid, giving way to the first doubts and the first criticisms against the Bondynois. The French striker, who has not scored in his team’s last four games, has received fairly strong reprimands from the Spanish media. Some Iberian newspapers even mentioned the annoyance of certain Madrid players, tired of seeing KM9 not involved enough defensively in particular.
On the Real Madrid side, we say we are rather confident. Florentino Pérez is still convinced of the qualities of the striker he has been waiting for so long, while Carlo Ancelotti is also convinced that he will manage to show his best level, and that he will form an exceptional duo with Vinicius Jr. But the Italian coach and the big heads of Real Madrid also asked something important from Mbappé.
Mbappé must wear a new costume
As indicated RelevoReal Madrid wants Kylian Mbappé to become a leader, one of the bosses of the locker room. Ancelotti believes that internally, there are no reference players in the locker room, following certain departures in particular. An observation shared by management. Florentino Pérez asked the Italian coach to push Mbappé to take on this role of captain, and the coach has already transmitted all of this to the player.
The media also explains that Real Madrid intends to give number 10 to Mbappé once Modric leaves; a heavy and symbolic number. Ancelotti is also convinced that the Frenchman’s level of play will improve, and that he will also do better in defensive tasks, which will give him more legitimacy to be seen as a leader. The ball is in the court Kyks…
