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‘He has to understand…’ - Mbappe sent Real Madrid message by club legend
Robin Bairner
- 12 Oct 2024 09:40 BST
- 2 min read
Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe has courted controversy over the international break by being spotted at a Stockholm nightclub.
There is little remarkable about this in itself, but Mbappe claimed he was missing France international duty to focus on his recovery from a recent injury while the press in Spain had indicated that he was to use the next two weeks as something of a ‘mini pre-season’ after getting little time to prepare in the summer.
Mbappe, it claimed, was dissatisfied with the levels of performance he had put in during his early weeks with Real Madrid and wanted to work on his conditioning to make himself stronger.
The timing of the 25-year-old’s nightclub escapade in Sweden as France were playing a Nations League clash against Israel in Hungary was, then, unfortunate.
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Current ETV
Kylian Mbappé
F (C)
Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappé
F (C)
Real Madrid
ETV Range
€113.6M - €189.3M
Ancelotti will find the right balance - Capello
Real Madrid legend Fabio Capello, who won LaLiga in both his seasons with the Bernabeu club, has reacted to Mbappe’s start to life in the Spanish capital, in which he has struggled to find his niche in a team packed with Galactico talent.
“When a big star arrives at Real Madrid, he must understand that he must work like any other player because at that club there’s not one star but many,” Capello told TMW. “I will take a bit of time for him to understand.
“I believe, however, that in a short time, Carlo Ancelotti will find the winning balance.”
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Kylian Mbappé
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Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappé
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Real Madrid
While Real Madrid have won all of their five home matches this season, they have struggled on the road, winning just once away from home in five attempts across all competitions, including a 1-0 loss to Lille in the Champions League.
Mbappe, meanwhile, has scored five times from eight LaLiga outings and has seven goals for his new club overall.
