It had to be HIS match. After regaining confidence by scoring on Saturday against Leganes and getting rid of the cumbersome Vinicius, Carlo Ancelottit having decided in any case to return to the left lane, Kylian Mbappé had to shine against Liverpool. Florentino Perez, in full cuddle therapy with his star player, even told him that he had dreamed that he would score a double.
Alas, the evening at Anfield turned into a nightmare for the French world champion. Ghostly, he completely fell through, seeming incapable of making the slightest difference and even lost on the field. Worse, while he had the opportunity to equalize shortly after the Reds opened the score, the Bondynois missed a penalty and precipitated the loss of his team. The criticism was fierce after the match.
Kylian Mbappé needs others to shine
However, many observers do not hesitate to point out the psychological distress of the former Monegasque. And for others, Kylian Mbappé pays for the overall level of Real Madrid, yet capable, last season, of doing the Liga-Champions League double… “Relaunching it will not be easy. Firstly because he plays in a team which does not rotate. Then, because in this same team, the midfielder is not up to standard”thus asserted in The Team a technician who worked with him.
“Mbappé needs partners who prepare his actions, like Neymar or Verratti did in Paris, or Griezmann in the French team, he continued. Who, at Real Madrid currently, can do it? Kroos was not replaced. Modric no longer has the same legs. Tchouameni and Camavinga are not passers. Bellingham? I’m not convinced. It’s not Neymar anyway. » This technician nevertheless has the beginnings of a solution. “We must insist on the left side, placing him in as many one-on-one situations as possible so that he regains confidence. We also need a full-back who doubles more so that he is able to rely on his calls, which Ferland Mendy does little.”he explained, still not convinced that this was enough.
