Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has asked for more patience with Kylian Mbappe, who is yet to meet expectations since arriving at the club. His missed penalty against Liverpool only ratcheted up the pressure, but the Italian claims it is a collective issue.
The headline topic of the press conference was the poor form of Kylian Mbappe, who has two goals in his last nine games. Ancelotti was asked about his play.
“The problem that Mbappe has is the problem that we all have. We are searching to find our best version. Me and my players. THE problem is with the team not individual players, which has not managed to achieve continuity. We must do everything possible to improve, it is not an individual problem. Mbappe has scored 9 goals, he has contributed to our play, given assists- He can play better, but we can all do it.”
"Mbappe is more used to playing on the left, so is Vinicius. Vini is realising that he is very dangerous inside too. I don't know what I'm going to do, it may depend on the game, but they could change during the games too."
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Ancelotti focused on patience and on the idea that the collective will correct their individual issues.
“He is aware that he must do better, but he and everyone. We must continue to support him, to be patient and think that it is a collective problem but not an individual one. The dynamics of the team in La Liga have improved a lot in the last two games, it’s true we could have looked better against Liverpool. We must take into account that we there are many players missing. Bit by bit, they are recovering. Rodrygo returns tomorrow and we must be patient.”