Kylian Mbappé: France, responsible for the star player's difficulties in Madrid? A Real legend puts forward the hypothesis

Is the adaptation period (finally) over for Kylian Mbappé? The captain of the French football team, a star striker, experienced some difficulties at the start of his adventure at Real Madrid, which he joined last July.

Author of lackluster performances, he was criticized in Spain, sometimes virulently. In recent weeks, the horizon seems to have brightened, notably with goals against Sevilla FC (December 22), Pachuca in the final of the Intercontinental Cup (December 18) and Girona (December 7).

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The Frenchman's performances always cause a lot of ink to flow. Thus, the German press raised the issue with the Argentinian Jorge Valdano (69 years old), legend of Real Madrid (1984-1987) and 1986 world champion with the Albiceleste.

“It’s a question of adaptation,” confirmed the ex-striker. “Mbappé left his country, France, for the first time, and that took him out of his social comfort zone. It may have been a source of anxiety, which is the footballer's great enemy.”

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And Valdano continues, targeting what he perceives as a cultural difference: “In France, football does not occupy the same cultural place as in Spain. You only have to look at the television channel, DAZN (main broadcaster of Ligue 1, Editor's note), which has between 100,000 and 200,000 subscribers in France, Real Madrid is not only the leader in news on Sundays, but also the. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.”

The performances of Kylian Mbappé and the Madrilenians will once again be scrutinized this Friday evening (9 p.m.) in Valencia, for a late match on the 12th day of the Spanish championship.