The dream has somewhat turned into a nightmare for Kylian Mbappé. Landed at Real Madrid last summer, the former Parisian lives a complicated first season in his new colors. Eliminated from the Champions League from the quarter -finals, the Merengue are also behind in Liga and will not leave with the favors of the forecasts, Saturday, in the King Cup final.
On an individual level, Kylian Mbappé did not deserve it. At least from a statistical point of view. With 33 goals in 50 matches in all competitions, Le Bondynois even gets out with honors. Among the five major championships, he was only preceded by Robert Lewandowski and Harry Kane, 40 and 36 goals on the counter respectively.
However, the tricolor world champion is the target of severe criticism. And even more than its lack of impact during large posters, if not facing Manchester City, it is its lack of defensive work that goes wrong with certain observers.
Kylian Mbappé will never change …
Bruno Irles, who had it under his orders within the youth teams in Monaco, has shown himself merciless. “If one has the impression that nothing has changed, especially on the fact that he does not defend?” Simply, I was not able, when he was 15, to change it. I do not see why someone would arrive at 18, at 20, at 25 today, to change it. He will not change. Look at the images. There is a gap between defenders and attackers on the ground ”, He thus deplored at the microphone of Canal+.
“We are very attached, when we are a coach, to this notion of a grouped block, and in fact the problem of Kylian Mbappé, but also today of Vinicius and Rodrygo, is that they are contaminated by these players, he continued. We have to close the interior of the game, and these players are contaminated by Mbappé, of course. What I mean is that if there is one that works, the others will do less. In a 4-4-2, you have to close the interior, and it is not closed, it is over, so again the gap widens between the defenders and the attackers, and the opponent goes there quietly, he can pose his game. This observation is important. A Vinicius or a Rodrygo, they ran more last year. »»
