The light at the end of the tunnel is slow to appear for Kylian Mbappé, who has continued to perform without flavor and without any impact since his arrival at Real Madrid. This Wednesday evening again, against Liverpool in the Champions League (2-0), the French striker, supposed to lead his team’s attack in the absence of the injured Vinicius Jr, missed a penalty and overall had little worried the Reds defense.
In a post-match press conference, Carlo Ancelotti admitted that for Mbappé, “it’s a difficult moment”. “When you are a striker, you want to score and have confidence,” notes the Italian technician. I think that for Mbappé, it’s a difficult moment. We will support him and give him love. »
For the reasons which lead to this persistent poor form, the coach does not want to get too far ahead: “It could be a lack of confidence, perhaps. Sometimes there are times when things don’t go well. The idea is to do simple things, not to complicate your life. »
“We shouldn’t blame him for missed penalties,” he also wanted to defuse. People miss penalties, it happens a lot. » A few minutes after Mbappé, Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian star of Liverpool, also missed one. “You have to be patient with (Mbappé), he is an exceptional player. »
Jude Bellingham, the English teammate of the captain of the Blues, also did not want to dwell too much on this missed penalty, which would have allowed the Madrilenians to get back to 1-1 in the match: “It was obviously an important moment in the match, but it can happen. The pressure he is under because of his talent is enormous. It’s not because of the penalty that we lost, collectively we weren’t good enough. Kylian can hold his head high. »