A few months after signing for Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé is still looking for the right adjustments. And in Carlo Ancelotti's locker room, some are grumbling at the French player's behavior.
Real Madrid did not have the opportunity to erase the disastrous record against FC Barcelona, since the Merengue's trip to Valencia on Saturday was postponed for the reasons we know. It is therefore this Tuesday, during the reception of AC Milan at Santiago-Bernabeu that Kylian Mbappé and his teammates will have to find the path to redemption, the Madrid supporters having hardly appreciated the fiasco against Barça. If in the stands, the former PSG player begins to raise some doubts, it would be the same in Carlo Ancelotti's group. For what reason? The same as on the Paris side, namely the lack of involvement of Kylian Mbappé in collective work. According to Relevo, this is even starting to come back to Carlo Ancelotti's ears.
Cleared by the Italian coach of Real Madrid, who believes that Mbappé must first focus on his offensive work, the French striker was however caught up by the data. The Spanish media specifies that during the rout against FC Barcelona, Kylian Mbappé only traveled 8 kilometers, where on average an attacker displays a distance close to 10km, 9.9 exactly, as confirmed by the Football Observatory CIES. And in the Real Madrid locker room, some bitterly regret that the French star does not do more. “ His neglect of defensive tasks forces other players to carry them out and this disrupts the entire process of recovering the ball. Last week, Madrid traveled a total of 10 kilometers less than Barça », explain our colleagues, who think that a player pays dearly for this attitude of Kid the Bondy.
This player is none other than Jude Bellingham, who is nothing more than a shadow of the man who splashed all of Europe with his talent last season in the Real Madrid jersey. “ Bellingham is one of the biggest victims of this tactical imbalance. And even though he runs more than ever, the English player's performances are the worst since his arrival at the Bernabeu. For this reason, there is some irritation in the team at Mbappé's attitude when it comes to rolling up his sleeves », specifies Alfredo Matilla. For now, Florentino Perez is an absolute supporter of Kylian Mbappé, with the Real Madrid president believing that the French player needed a little more time to acclimatize to his new team. And Perez recalled that Karim Benzema had experienced the same thing when he signed for Madrid before winning the Ballon d'Or in 2022.
