Roten on Mbappe: A player of the Golden Ball level has lost his uniqueness, after the World Cup final in Qatar he is in decline. Will Kylian return to his previous level?
15.12.2024
Jerome Roten spoke about the reasons for Keelan Mbappe`s unsuccessful play. The Real Madrid striker has only scored two goals in his last nine games. In the match against Liverpool in the Champions League (0:2) he missed a penalty.
He has been in decline since the World Cup final in Qatar. Not in terms of statistics, because he still scores a lot of goals. At PSG he has held his own on that stat, but it`s not like he`s been brilliant in the Champions League over the last four months.
The problem is that he gets the ball much less often and asks too many questions. What he showed yesterday in an important match. . . It’s hard for me to be lenient.
You need to place high demands on such players, because he himself raised the bar so high that when you see his performances like this. . . In fact, he became an ordinary player. And this is the most serious thing.
Moreover, this has not lasted for three months and not since the transfer to Real Madrid, but for a year and a half. Maybe his opponents have really learned to better assess his strengths and weaknesses?
When I see him perform certain technical elements. . . I think there is a problem somewhere. I`m skeptical because if it lasts this long. . . It`s not just a short dip.
A player of this level who was destined to become a future Ballon d`Or winner. . . And now we are talking about downright bad performances. This worries me. Will he return to his previous level?
Will they give him the freedom he previously enjoyed? There are no surprises from him today. He begins to act forcefully, and it seems that he is fixated on his personal life and professional responsibilities.
At PSG, after the contract extension, his attitude towards daily training, towards games, towards communication changed very quickly. . . I think that a lot has evaporated and he has lost the uniqueness that allowed him to be among the best players in the world. Can he get it back? – said the former PSG midfielder.
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