“The problem isn’t any one player, it’s a team that hasn’t been able to be consistent. It’s not just one player’s problem.“, explained the Italian coach at a press conference, three days after the Champions League defeat at Liverpool (2-0) and on the eve of the La Liga match against Getafe.
The former PSG striker missed a penalty in the defeat at Liverpool, the third in five matches in this phase of the league. “He is absolutely not discouraged, he knows he has to improve, like all of us… He was scrutinized after the Liverpool game because he missed a penalty,” Ancelotti added.
“Mbappé’s problem is the problem we all have. The idea is to try to give our best version, not only him but also me and the other players“, he continued. “Yes, he can play better, but we can all do better and we will try to do it,” said the technician who stressed that Mbappé was “new here and adapts ( ait). He scored eight goals and had assists.”
Flagship recruit of the Madrid summer transfer window, the former PSG striker does not, however, display the same statistics as in Paris and is going through a bad patch on and off the field (Missed Euro, financial dispute with PSG, accusations made by the Swedish press).
The striker was not selected by coach Didier Deschamps for the French team’s November matchesafter having already missed those of October. The ‘Blues’ coach felt that “it was better like that”. He also mentioned the “fragile psychological state” of his captain.
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