He is currently the only good news from the White House. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday that Kylian Mbappé’s level was increasing “with each match” and that the French striker was “looking to take more and more responsibility” in the game.
After a complicated start and a long period of doubt, Mbappé is today the Spanish giant’s top scorer with 16 goals in all competitions and was decisive in the last two meetings against Barça (5-2 defeat) and Celta Vigo (5-2 after extra time).
“He managed to remain very involved, very available, and humble”
“Mbappé more and more leader? I don’t know, but I believe that with each day that passes, he seeks to take more and more responsibility in the game. We can clearly see his attitude also off the field, he has managed to remain very involved, very available, and humble. As I said a month ago, his adaptation period is over and his level increases with each match,” Ancelotti said at a press conference on the eve of the match against Las Palmas.
-The technician assumed that the rout against FC Barcelona (5-2) in the final of the Spanish Super Cup was “his responsibility” but denied that his team was “drifting”. “I reassure you, we are alive and well and we will fight to the end in all competitions,” he added, denying any tension in the locker room.
The former Parisian coach also revealed that Austrian defender David Alaba was very close to making his return to the field on Sunday against Las Palmas, more than a year after a serious knee injury. “Alaba is doing well, he played 40 minutes yesterday and had good feelings. He will be in the group, he will not be a starter but he could play a few minutes.”
