Carlo Ancelotti defends Kylian Mbappe fit and adaptation to Real Madrid system – 'Every year changes'
Real Madrid Manager Carlo Ancelotti has made it clear that he feels there is no problem with Kylian Mbappe and his form in the side. Many have mentioned the absence of Toni Kroos as an equally challenging obstacle for Ancelotti to deal with, but equally Mbappe has missed many chances.
Ancelotti wanted to emphasize the balance and hard work required of his players in the previous two weeks against RCD Mallorca and Real Valladolid. When they come in their game with Las Palmas, but Ancleotti saw little problem with the arrival of Mbappe in the team.
“Every year the challenge changes because the team and the structure of the team changes. We need time because last year we adjusted everything in the first games, we dug a lot of games in the last minutes last season. It's normal that it takes some time to see a team at its best and it happens every year,” said Ancelotti.
Regarding the balance, and the space available for the opposition, Ancelotti was asked if in the modern times and age there was room to let stars like Mbappe or Vinicius Junior to move with freedom.
“I think we have to look in a more general sense, what we have to have is a compact team. The work of the forwards… and the defenders is very important. If the forwards press and the defense does not move, the team is not compact. The other way is the same. It is something more general and not individuals or positional groups.”
Already Mbappe's “lack of goals” has been a talking point in Los Blancos' first two games of the season. Mbappe scored his debut in the European Supercup.
“We have a lot of resources and three games have passed and we have already scored 6 goals. The problem of goals has not happened here either … and it will not happen because everyone is working very well.”
“I think his last goal was on the 14th of August… it's been two weeks. It's not enough time to worry. Because we don't worry, neither does he. He really wants to score in the next game… like” and Vinicius.”
The Italian manager paid tribute to the recently separated Sven Goran Eriksson and Juan Izquierdo at the start of his press conference. Ancelotti he worked with Eriksson while he was a player between 1984 and 1987, and referred to him as an example.
