After a complicated start to the season, French striker Kylian Mbappé assured Tuesday that he knew he was “capable of turning the situation around” at Real Madrid. The usual captain of the Blues, absent from the selection since September, also shared his desire to wear the tricolor jersey again.
Returning to his best level after a complicated first few months in Madrid, Kylian Mbappé assured Tuesday that he knew he was “capable of turning the situation around” at Real and that he had “changed mentality” to bounce back after hitting rock bottom at the start. December.
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“I changed my mentality”
“I knew these moments could happen and in the end I changed my mentality, because I told myself that I could not do worse, only better, and that I had to demonstrate that I was a high quality player and that I could help this team,” declared the French striker at the Spanish club’s training center, where his presence in front of the press caused excitement.
“I didn’t come to Real Madrid to play badly (…) In the end, I’m very calm because it’s normal to be criticized when you’re a player like me, with all the expectations around me. When you play badly, it’s normal that people say bad things about you, and when you play well, they say good things, but I knew I could turn things around, and I did it,” he said. he added.
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His “love” of the Blues has “not changed”
Also questioned about his absence from the France team last November, the captain of the Blues explained that there was “no problem” and that his “love for the selection had not changed”. “I can understand the criticism and what’s going on, but I’m just looking forward to coming back in March and trying to help the team qualify for the Nations League semi-final,” he said. .
On the reasons for his crisis of confidence at the start of winter, Mbappé confided that the problem was according to him “at the mental level” and not at the physical level: “I think I was thinking too much on the pitch. I was wondering how move, move, if I could go to Vinicius or Rodrygo’s zone… And when you think too much you don’t play your game”, he summed up.
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Having returned to his best level “for a month and a half”, the former Parisian striker said he had “confidence in his qualities” to help the reigning European and Spanish champion achieve his objectives. “I’m still living a dream (…) I’ve been happy since the first day. My bad patch wasn’t the club’s fault or anyone else’s fault, it was my fault. But here we are, we have already won two titles, and we have great things waiting for us. I continue to learn Spanish culture, I love my life,” he assured.
