Football goes fast. Barely less than two months ago, 61% of So Foot internet users considered that Kylian Mbappé was “finito » and that he would not find his best level with Real Madrid. Well, we won't pretend to say that it was the results of this survey that stung him, but the fact remains that the Kyks have indeed become impressive again for several weeks. Including his new big performance this Saturday evening in Valladolid (0-3), the Frenchman has planted eight pawns in the space of thirteen days and five matches, and above all he has found the vivacity that we found in him during his Monegasque years and first steps in Paris. If Wemby mania has taken over Paris in recent days, Mbappé mania has definitely invaded Madrid.
“It was time to bang our fist on the table »
Not always brilliant in the game, Real is still doing relatively well at the start of 2025, despite a big slap received against Barça in the Spanish Super Cup (2-5). But whether in the victories or even in this debacle, the common denominator remains the same: a successful Mbappé, who finds a striking and terrifying style of play for defenses, without forgetting a newfound finishing. How can we explain this return to its best level? Nothing better than the person concerned to give the answer. Traditionally quite discreet in front of the media, the Bondynois was very talkative this week at a press conference.
“The problem was mental. I was good physically, I felt good with the team, in the group, but it was the moment to bang my fist on the table and say: “Now I have to change this situation and I have to do more. » Because I didn't come here to play badly. And that has changed. But you have to continue, because playing well for a month is good but it's easy. At Real, we always have to play well. […] I thought too much and it showed in my matches. It was a moment of adaptation and I was obsessed with my adaptation to the team, how to move, how to take up space, if I could go to Vini's or Rodrygo's zone without us stepping on each other. feet… And when you think too much, you don't play well. I stopped thinking too much and it feels much better”he explained. The last encouraging signs of his redemption were seen this Saturday, on the pitch in Valladolid. Author of his team's three pawns, Mbappé did what he does best: return to his right foot before opening it to find the opponent's side net (twice), then transform his penalty without trembling.
More character, less shyness
The difference compared to a few weeks earlier is also in the attitude. We now see a player who is freer in his movements, much more determined in his races, and better included in his team's playing circuits. On the two goals in the game against Valladolid, we saw the Frenchman be the last link in the chain after well-executed actions and be served at the right tempo by Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo.
-“I wasn't shy because I will never be a shy player. But when you arrive at a team like Real, which won everything the season before, you have to arrive with humility. You can't say on the first day to a team that has just won the Champions League: “Hey, pass me the ball. » It doesn't work like that. But over time, I will play better matches and have more importance in the team”he said this Tuesday to the press. Words, then actions: with his fifteen goals in La Liga (one step behind Robert Lewandowski), Mbappé became the first player to do so well in his first nineteen La Liga matches since… Cristiano Ronaldo who scored 17 . “My adaptation period is over. I will help Vinícius and Rodrygo, but I wouldn't say no to being pichichi”he said this Saturday. The message is launched.
Real wins in Valladolid, Mbappé scores a hat-trick
