Madrid: Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was forced to again answer questions about the form of Kylian Mbappe on Friday ahead of Saturday’s La Liga visit to Girona. Madrid made the trip to Spain’s northeast after having been beaten 2-1 by Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday night when it was outplayed and outrun.
Mbappe looked to have put his worrying form since arriving at Madrid behind him with a goal against Getafe last weekend, but the doubts resurfaced on Wednesday when he was controlled by the Athletic defense and also saw his second penalty in just over a week saved by home goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala.
“We have to look at everything and explain to him how to improve on the pitch,” said Ancelotti about the Frenchman. “I think he has improved a lot in terms of the intensity of his play. He is at a good level and we have to support him,” he continued.
Ancelotti said he believed part of Mbappe’s problem at Madrid was “continuity”, and “that will come when he and his teammates adapt to his characteristics which are individual and different, but it will arrive bit by bit”, reports Xinhua. IANS
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