After criticism regarding his match against Liverpool, Kylian Mbappé responded on the pitch, Sunday 1is December, against Getafe (2-0), even scoring a magnificent goal.
After the match, Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois spoke at length in the mixed zone about the Blues captain's complicated start to the season and the reasons for this slump.
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“It’s similar to what I experienced when I arrivedrecalled the Belgian goalkeeper. The demands of the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium and Real Madrid are not simple. You know where you're going and what awaits you, but it's never easy. I don't think we should look for a whole bunch of reasons for his lack of goals either. Sometimes it's mental. He wants to do so well that sometimes, when you do too much, it doesn't work. The more you try, sometimes the less successful it is. He must be calm, patient. Let him do the simple things well and then focus on the most difficult. Let him continue to work hard in training and it will carry over into the match. Once it works, I'm sure the goals will come. »
“He must continue to insist”
For the Belgian, Mbappé has no problem with attitude or investment. The Madrid goalkeeper is therefore convinced that the wheel will eventually turn.
“He’s a great player. I have faced him many times as an opponent and I know his qualities. He works a lot, has a lot of desire and willpower. His goal was perhaps the toughest chance he had today. He didn't manage to get the others to the bottom and it was a bit of bad luck. But he has to continue to insist and I'm sure he will end up scoring a lot of goals. Sometimes it's like a bottle of ketchup, no matter how hard you tap it, it only comes out a little bit, and then suddenly it all comes out. I think it will be the same for him. Suddenly, everything will happen and he will score lots of goals like he did in Paris, in Monaco and with the French team. He was very good today (Sunday), he created chances, went into spaces and defended well. If he continues like this, we are sure that everything will work out. »
