According to the Catalan daily SportReal Madrid would have asked Zinedine Zidane to give his advice to Kylian Mbappé, in full doubt since his signing this summer.
He too experienced criticism and skepticism during his first steps in Madrid in the summer of 2001. Before quickly overturning opinion and winning hearts. According to the information this Friday from the Catalan daily SportReal Madrid would have asked Zinedine Zidane to come to the aid of Kylian Mbappé.
Valuable advice for Benzema
The Spanish club would be convinced of the ability of its former player and coach to find the right words to remobilize its number 9, in full doubt since his signing this summer and unrecognizable this Wednesday during the defeat at Liverpool (2-0) in the League champions. Strong links already exist between Mbappé and Zidane, who attended the former's presentation on July 16 in a packed Bernabéu.
“In 2012, I came to Madrid to meet Zidane,” Mbappé recalled on this occasion. “It was another dream come true. It was incredible, I was very moved. It was a moment in my life where I watched all the Real matches, the presentation of Cristiano Ronaldo… With a little luck and a lot effort, anything is possible.”
Zidane's difficult beginnings
According to the Sport newspaper, Real would like Zidane to advise Mbappé as he did with Karim Benzema after his transfer from OL to Madrid in 2009, with the success that we know. Not spared from criticism during his first matches, and even directly targeted by his coach José Mourinho, Benzema found valuable support in the person of Zidane.
“ZZ” will also be able to tell Mbappé about his personal experience, he who needed time to adapt in 2001 when he left Juventus for Real de la Galactica. His complicated beginnings and a certain depression had even pushed him for a time to want to end his career. Before changing his mind after a frank discussion with Florentino Pérez.
