Carlo Ancelotti explains Kylian Mbappé's worrying poor form

We won't go so far as to say that Real Madrid were deceived on the goods, but Kylian Mbappé's debut in Spain still exudes some hints of unfinished business. If his raw statistics remain honorable (18 matches, 9 goals, 2 assists), the 2018 world champion does not yet sufficiently boost his team's offensive sector in terms of impact and fluidity. Wednesday against Liverpool (0-2), he once again personified the sinking of the Merengues by collecting a rating of 1.5 on our site.

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A performance marked by inaccuracies, approximations, and even a missed penalty, even though he was playing in his preferred position in the absence of Vinicius: in the left lane. Present at a press conference this Saturday, his coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted that he was not at his best currently: “he is aware that he must do better, but he and everyonerecalled the Italian on the eve of hosting Getafe this Sunday (4:15 p.m.). We must continue to support it and think that it is a collective problem, not individual. The team's dynamic in the championship has improved.»

Ancelotti recognizes that Mbappé is not at the top

A collective not up to par, cascading injuries, a lack of benchmarks linked to its positioning. Here are a bunch of reasons which can explain Kylian Mbappé's poor form according to the Italian coach: “Mbappé’s problem is the problem we all have. We seek each other to find our best version, myself included. I repeat, the problem comes from the team, which has not managed to find a certain continuity since the start of the season. We must do everything to improve ourselves, which is not the case. Yes, Mbappé can play better, but we can all play better.continued Il Mister.

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“I think Mbappé is more used to playing on the left, and Vini realizes that he is also very dangerous in the middle. I don't know what I'm going to do, but they know very well that they can swap positions.”concluded the Italian. Tomorrow, Kylian Mbappé should start against Getafe according to the Spanish press. And once again on the left, like against Liverpool. In the absence of Vinicius, still injured, he would be well advised to launch his season, otherwise the Madrid public would lose patience. Some have already started to burn his jersey…