Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has told the press that he has tried to simplify the game for Kylian Mbappe in recent months after the French striker explained that he was getting in his way mentally on the pitch. After a difficult start, Mbappé now seems to be back in form.
This season, Real Madrid have faced far more difficulties than last, and Ancelotti has been much more vocal in defense of his own work, the players and their results than in recent campaigns. During his latest press conference, Ancelotti noted that he had read how bad his side were despite being top of La Liga, and was asked if he was 'bringing the receipts'.
“Bufff… I don't think so. I feel very loved in all aspects: fans, club, media level. Everyone. Sometimes it gets a bit exaggerated, but as I said recently: I want to be very objective. Nothing else. And to continue on my path.”
Before Ancelotti took to the stage, Mbappe had laid bare his problems earlier this season and admitted he was thinking too much about his game. His coach had given him some pretty simple advice.
“And? That he thinks less (laughs). In situations like this you have to go back to basics. When a player is not able to put forward his best version, the game becomes more complicated. And this is wrong. You have to simplify, don't complicate.”
Ancelotti would go on to explain that Mbappe played more on the left, with Vinicius Junior moving inside at the start of the season, but that they now stayed closer to their positions, in Mbappe's case through the middle. The 25-year-old summer recruit is certainly looking like himself again after a difficult opening to his career at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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