The alarm rang. 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).
“Mbappé more and more leader? I don’t know, but I believe that with each passing day he seeks to take more and more responsibility in the game. We can 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“, declared Ancelotti at a press conference on the eve of the match against Las Palmas.
“I assure you that we are alive and well”
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.” “Je reassures you, we are alive and well and we will fight to the end in all competitions“, he added.
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 start but he could play a few minutes“.
