Dying against Belgium, Kylian Mbappé no longer wears France. His mask bothers him, and Real Madrid fears very bad news for the months to come.
Against Belgium, France used its good old weapons to get through. Great defensive solidity, mastery of events, and unfailing realism with a share of success on Kolo-Muani’s goal. For the rest, it was very sad and the offensive performance was very disappointing. Marcus Thuram is singled out for his inability to carry danger and weigh on the defenses, but Kylian Mbappé cannot escape criticism either. More than the doubts about his physical form, it is the fact that he is awkward with the ball, that he struggles to find his marks and that he cannot let go that worries for the rest of the competition. As he confided before the match, his mask bothers him enormously. Again this Monday evening, he explained that he had changed his mask more than five times in recent days, trying to find the one that would bother him the least.
Between the feeling of weight on his face, the obstructed vision and the sweat that comes to slip, the striker who moved from PSG to Real Madrid this summer is handicapped by this nose injury suffered against Austria. Even Didier Deschamps acknowledged that it was not perfect, focusing instead on the importance of strengthening his nose, rather than its comfort. “He says he has a vision like in 3D, even if it is for a few tenths of a second. For the vision from the front, it is fine, but it can lead to a less clear ideal vision”, acknowledged the national coach. The fact that Mbappé cannot manage to target a single shot, he who is not clumsy in front of goal, is quite significant. And above all, this problem will not be resolved in the coming days.
Mbappé with the mask for several months?
Even after the Euro, whether there is immediate surgery or not, Kylian Mbappé is set to keep the mask on for weeks, even months, confirmed the French team staff. Enough to worry Real Madrid, who were already preparing to take advantage of the captain of the Blues, who is refreshed after a complicated season at Paris Saint-Germain. This will not be the case, and if he can find the mask that suits him best, there is still a real fear within the Casa Blanca of seeing a Mbappé arrive who will not be at 100% of his abilities at all levels. Because if Mbappé goes through the matches at Real Madrid as was the case against Poland and Belgium, the mayonnaise may not take at Real Madrid, despite his desire to do well and succeed in Spain. As for Florentino Pérez, we must certainly be moderately appreciative of this injury which is far from trivial, and which could especially handicap his star recruit of the summer in the long term. The 2024-2025 season is already looking more complicated than expected for the French striker.
2024-07-02 10:30:07
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