After a mixed start with Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé would not be unanimously accepted within the Real Madrid locker room.
The 1is Last July, Kylian Mbappé made his childhood dream come true by signing up for Real Madrid. And after four months at his new club, the kid from Bondy is still struggling to show his best side. If in terms of statistics the captain of the Blues is there (8 goals and 2 assists in 14 appearances) despite some significant failures, his defensive performance poses a problem.
According to media information Reliefthe lack of involvement of the former Parisian would annoy Carlo Ancelotti, but also some of his partners. The Italian coach noticed that his team's high pressure on the pitch was not working this season, with Mbappé largely to blame. The latter tends to wait for the ball to pass his pressing line so he can walk and prepare his next call.
Mbappé's defensive involvement in the viewfinder
During the Clasico against Barça (lost 0-4 by Real), the 2018 world champion only ran 8 kilometers. Which is far too little, the average for an attacker being 9.9 kilometers per match. Enough to greatly annoy some of his teammates, Jude Bellingham in the lead, he who has lost influence since the arrival of the Frenchman.
The Spanish media adds that Carlo Ancelotti has not lost confidence in his number 9, but hopes that he will quickly realize that his defensive contribution is as important as his offensive contribution. We will now see if Mbappé will have heard these reproaches and will be concerned by the defensive tasks against AC Milan on Tuesday evening in the Champions League.
