The Madrid coach deplores the speculation surrounding the mental health of his striker.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti ruled on Saturday that he was «moche» of “speculate” on the mental health of Kylian Mbappé, absent from the French team gathering for the second time in two months and involved in extra-sporting matters.
“What a question… I don't have the impression that he has mental health problems. I see him happy to be here. If this is the case he doesn't show it, but I find that speculating on problems of this type is a bit ugly”declared Ancelotti at a press conference on the eve of the La Liga match against his neighbor Leganés.
In difficulty at the sporting level with Real Madrid, Mbappé was not selected – for the second time in a row – by the Blues coach Didier Deschamps, believing that “it was better that way”.
Questioned several times during the truce about the reasons for this decision, Deschamps mentioned “fragile psychological state” of his captain, who is going through a bad patch on and off the field (failed Euro, financial dispute with PSG, accusations of rape made by the Swedish press).
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti wanted to be reassuring, believing that this bad period would “to end” Sunday in Leganés: “There are always bad passes, all the great attackers have been there. But he is motivated, happy, that’s all I see. This bad patch will end, I am convinced that he will have a great match tomorrow and that all this will end. He has extraordinary qualities, it’s only a matter of time.”pleaded the Italian technician.
Mbappé, according to his coach, took advantage of this truce to “improve your physical condition”a formula already used last month when the French striker was not called up with the Blues to recover from his muscular injury in his left thigh.
“He trained well. (…) He worked with the others, we focused mainly on the defensive line. But does he really need to work offensively? I don't think so. I don't need to tell him how to attack, he could do it.”explained Ancelotti.
