Platini, Capello's crazy comparison

It is on a positive note that Kylian Mbappé ended his year at Real Madrid. The star striker who arrived last summer clearly seems to be gaining momentum and inevitably, observers are seeing his latest appearances with a little more optimism. This is particularly the case of Fabio Capello, the legendary Italian technician who managed AC Milan and of course Real Madrid, not really worried about the Mbappé case.

Invited to speak about Bondy's crack as part of the Globe Soccer Awards, Capello underlined the difficulty of the challenge proposed to Mbappé, but also his very clear rise to power. “Adapting to a big team like Real Madrid is difficult. I saw international players arrive there and be afraid. Mbappé had problems off the field, not footballing ones. But it seems to me that he is already back. He has a lot of strength and class. I like him a lot, he’s a player on another level,” Capello told Marca. The Italian coach who did not hesitate to compare Kylian Mbappé to a certain Michel Platini, who “took six months to show his best level” when he arrived at Juventus in 1982, before becoming a football legend Italian and global.

Capello also defends Ancelotti

Fabio Capello who, moreover, defended Carlo Ancelotti, who was targeted by criticism at the start of the season for having taken time to find the right fuel. “You have to have patience, but Real Madrid has no patience, neither the supporters nor the journalists…”, believes Capello who believes that Ancelotti has a surprising “problem”, having won too much. “They think he has to get results immediately. When he wins, we criticize him because he wins with the Italian style, and when he plays more offensively… because he doesn't defend enough! », Conceived Capello with irony.

Featured Podcasts

MEN LIFE