Kylian Mbappé had a particularly complicated autumn. Whether on or off the field. On a sporting level, the French striker has had a series of disastrous performances, like his match against FC Barcelona in La Liga or that against AC Milan in the Champions League. His match against the Lombard club had also earned him severe criticism, notably from Thierry Henry.
The former Gunner had criticized him in particular for his lack of investment. “ Of course, Mbappé will improve, it can’t be worse than that anyway, he said at the microphone of CBS. We don’t ask him to keep the ball like Didier Drogba, we don’t ask him to take the ball and dribble past everyone but to project himself when the team is high; Whether you are a winger, a 9 or a 10, you can make a run, even Rüdiger made a run in the first half. »
For Thierry Henry, Kylian Mbappé must learn a new position
Passing through the show Rothen s’ignée on Tuesday, the former French striker was much less severe about him. “When you look closely at the goals, you can’t say that his start in Madrid is not good”he confided, emphasizing that the Bondynois had to get used to his new position, at the forefront of the attack: “Playing new is not the same work. For me, Kylian is a player who can play in all positions but at some point you have to learn it. You have to know a little about the job and learn to play number nine on the job at Real Madrid, it’s not easy. It takes time to learn how to play with your back to goal. Especially when you don’t have a base. And I can say that because I didn’t have a basis for it. But it can be learned. I hope he will evolve and he must have progression. »
“We know very well that he is one of the best players in the world. And I repeat it but let’s be happy that he is French. Now I have to know if I’m being asked the question of the player or the human being. And it’s super important because at some point you have to sort things out. Who knows what it’s like to always be number one? Not many people,”
he again underlined, insisting: “Human beings, from time to time, yes, they can be touched and that is completely normal. And that, for me, is completely normal. At one point, everyone thought it was a robot. He’s not a robot, he’s a human being who has emotions like everyone else. And every once in a while, he’ll get angry and throw his arms up. »
