Kylian Mbappé was warned. When the crisis brews at Real Madrid, the tone hardens towards the performances of the team and its stars. This Wednesday morning, the French striker’s ears are ringing the day after a heavy defeat at home against AC Milan in the Champions League (1-3). Ten days after the humiliation suffered, still at the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium, against FC Barcelona (0-4), it is already too much for the Spanish press and many observers, incredulous at the meetings of the winner of the last C1 .
On the CBS channel for which he is a consultant, Thierry Henry, Kylian Mbappé’s usual great defender, particularly pointed out the role of number 9 of the French international. “It can’t be worse,” he sums up as a former striker. Before expanding: “I also think the team is frustrated with him, which I can understand, it’s not easy. (…) Bellingham is trying to do and what your 9, Mbappé, is supposed to do. (…) Once again, who is racing and trying to get to the goal? It’s Bellingham, not your number 9. There is frustration. »
And the former Espoirs coach added: “We have to give him time but at the same time, he must learn to play like a number 9, have the desire and the will to project himself. »
The collective, this is the problem of a Real Madrid which no longer finds any solution in the game. “The crisis is total”, wrote the daily Marca on its website this Wednesday morning, pointing out a “defenseless” team. “The Whites repeat the same mistakes as in the clasico in another mediocre match,” continues the sports news newspaper. His competitor AS continues: “The nightmare continues”, recalling that the next trip to the Champions League will take place at Liverpool, current leader of the ranking. At the level of individuals, AS rather points the finger at the performance of Aurélien Tchouameni, guilty on two goals, “a deep problem”.
Enough to please the Catalan press, always quick to make fun of Real Madrid. “New shame at the Bernabeu”, headlines Sport. “New KO”, for Mundo Deportivo, which adds: “Carlo Ancelotti’s players continue to generate doubt and heard the whistles in the middle of (Rafael) Leão’s recital”. A point on which the Real Madrid coach seems to agree. “There is reason to be worried,” conceded the Italian technician in the evening. “The team is slipping out of his hands,” said former club legend Pedrag Mijatovic.
