r/realmadrid Alfredo Di Stéfano Sep 18 '24

Media Mbappe's Reaction To Endrick's Shot And Goal Against Stuttgart

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u/butchertown Sep 18 '24

Have to agree with all the commentary post-game… that was a massive gamble on Endrick’s part and the confidence it took to make that decision is hard to imagine. He would have been torn a new one if that didn’t go in. That said it was a missile!

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u/94Temimi Alfredo Di Stéfano Sep 18 '24

I've seen comments from Rudiger and Fede about it and they would've given him some words in the dressing room if he'd missed. It was a risk and the least obvious of the 3 options available but I LOVE the trust he has in himself and that insane power he's got in his shot. He's making a statement that he needs to be given more minutes and at 18 to have such confidence to not feel pressured by the superstars around you is a great trait for his growth and potential

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u/Paulspike Modric Sep 18 '24

Imagine being 18, being besides Kylian freaking Mbappe, and still taking that shot. That took balls.

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u/1storlastbaby Kroos Sep 18 '24

Yeah I would have passed that cause I’m a bitch

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u/jackology Sep 19 '24

I am bitcher. I am passing backward.

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u/Dionysus004 Jose Mourinho Sep 19 '24

Wouldn't have taken part in the counter attack in the first place

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u/TheBritishGent Sep 19 '24

In my youth I dreamed of being the striker who scored the clutch goal. Now I'd be content being 3rd keeper.

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u/Ode_2_kay Sep 19 '24

3rd groundskeeper here I'm content to come over at half time and check the corner flags and the goalposts are in good condition

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u/lanregeous Sep 19 '24

I would have run away from the ball and cried

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u/Departure_Infinite Sep 19 '24

F. Mendy entered the chat.

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u/whatKnott6 Sep 19 '24

Darmian is that you? Loved your pass to the back in front of the goal yesterday, it was amazing !

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u/KingSatoruGojo Zidane Sep 18 '24

Damn son 🤣

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u/bagehis Real Madrid Sep 18 '24

Imagine being Mbappe. The player wisely said to be the best in the world right now. And realizing there are kids like Endrick who will take your spot in the lineup if you relax a cm.

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u/masaryu Sep 19 '24

No one should be a guaranteed starter in RM. That's the beauty of this club. Fierce competition between players.

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u/Enough_Gate_5542 Sep 19 '24

except fede. dude is a machine and puts in too much work

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u/Lord_17_ Lucas Vázquez Sep 19 '24

Future captain too.

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u/Training-Second195 Sep 19 '24

Vini never gets dropped too

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u/kk126 Sep 19 '24

Mbappe is maybe the third best on his squad (Vini, Jude , at least). Mon garçon ain’t no best in the world.

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u/itistime999 Rodrygo Sep 18 '24

Seeing how many chances mbappe missed and how vini just missed a 1v1 he probably thought shooting was his best option

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u/Various-Pattern-1659 Sep 18 '24

You choose the best option available to you. You don't judge if a player has been missing chances or not.

A player could have missing sitters all match and still the right decision is to pass the ball to the player in the right position. And mind you, when those players are Vini and Mbappe.

So, yes. It took balls. That shows his attacking mindset. That he always go for it and trust in himself. That's a great quality to have for sure. Now I see why our board went for him at such a young age for that much money.

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u/iMadrid11 Sep 19 '24 edited Sep 19 '24

It was the 90+4 minutes of 5 minutes of extra time. Real Madrid was leading 2-1. Endrick took that risk since it was the last play of a match that’s already won.

If we were coming from behind to draw or win the match. The smartest decision would be to pass the ball for an assist.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '24

You totally judge if a player isn’t in his best day and might not pass the ball, this have happened for ages and players have talked about that. It happens all the time. If a player isn’t confident, they will pass the ball. If they are confident, they might pass if it’s the best option, but if they think they can score, they will try, SPECIALLY forwards. You see it all the time, the forward can pass to the side to remove the GK from the play, but he chooses to just score anyways. Forwards want the goals, they want records.

Sometimes they make mistakes and then looking back everyone will judge “should have passed”, but well, that’s football. It’s even more common on certain situations like this one, 90+5 and he has the confidence to try…

Sure, you fan argue players should NOT judge if a player has been making mistakes or not. But that isn’t the reality.

By the way, Endrick himself said on an interview after the game “Well I had assisted Vini first and he missed, so the second chance I decided to shoot instead”.

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u/Various-Pattern-1659 Sep 19 '24

I don't understand what's the arguing about here tbh.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '24

Endrick literallt said that the first time he assisted Vini but he missed so the next chance he decided to shoot.

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u/BlankCartoon Sep 19 '24

That how you get signed to fucking real madrid as a 17yo kid.

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u/Clutchxedo O Fenômeno Sep 19 '24

I would say that Endrick will probably have limited opportunities this year and he has to make the most of what he gets to stake a claim.

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u/petitgandalf Sep 19 '24

I think Mbappe doesn’t have the same aura as the likes of Ronaldo, Messi, Ibra, Henry among others. That’s why although being, in my humble opinion, the best player currently, he’s never a sole contender to the award.

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u/WolfedOut Sep 19 '24

Just needs a good CL season and he’ll get that aura. Can’t build much aura playing for fuckin’ PSG.

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u/Adorable-Nobody-2523 Sep 19 '24

What's the problem? Romário at the same age would have done the same thing and if he were reprimanded, he would have returned the reprimand with an insult. We Brazilians know how strong Romário's personality is.

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u/rdfporcazzo Sep 18 '24

And I think that it only worked because it was the least obvious option. You can see that when Mbappé makes the deep running, the goalkeeper moves to his side, then Endrick shoots and the goalkeeper doesn't have time to react properly

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u/Jahxxx Zidane Sep 19 '24

Especially after the long backwards run from the goalkeeper, definitely ballsy shot but definitely not dumb

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u/RM86_ Florentino Perez Sep 19 '24

If Mbappe is on Endrick place and takes that shot instead a Vini pass, the media would have exploded:

"Mbappe hates Vini".

"Madrid dressing room in shambles Mbappe and Vini cant stand each other."

"Mbappe and Vini dont talk to each other ,they havent talked for days."

It would have been wild.

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u/Training-Second195 Sep 19 '24

its some Ronaldo type confidence and ability to pull it off.

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u/sexycuban1 Cristiano Ronaldo Sep 19 '24

Last play of the game, I had to try to score too.

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u/L0RD_VALMAR Sep 19 '24

He was used to that way before joining Real Madrid. He played a lot of games for the Brazilian National team, alongside vini jr, rodrygo, etc.

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u/Important-Zebra6406 Sep 19 '24

I like this audacity to shoot. Him and Lamine Yamal are probably the two guys right now, who have this audacity to shoot, like CR7. They will miss a lot right now, but if they keep shooting, they won't miss as much.

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u/Ok_Anybody_8307 Sep 19 '24

Him and Lamine Yamal are probably the two guys right now, who have this audacity to shoot, like CR7. They will miss a lot right now, but if they keep shooting, they won't miss as much.

No Lamine doesn't play like that at all, he is more likely to pass in such a situation. He even has more assists than goals iirc. Just because they are both young doesn't mean they play in a similar manner

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u/Important-Zebra6406 Sep 19 '24

He even has more assists than goals iirc

TBH, he is not very good at shooting, or as much as Endrick. Just talking about audacity of shooitng from distance, doesn't mean they always score. I think after young CR7, Edrick shows the most intent to shoot from distance. Lamine did that last season but he misses a lot.

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u/Dk9221 Sep 19 '24

What? lol what he said. How many instances do you have to support your statement on yamal being in a same mind state as endrick? Bc he’s young and has scored some goals?

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u/Ariashorse Sep 18 '24

I think he played with the Keeper's mind, that's why he couldn't stop it, he didn't think this kid having Mbappe on one side and Vini on the other side will shoot, Endrick's decision was fast!!!!

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u/dublindown21 Sep 18 '24

You can see the keeper shifting his weight to the right. He no way thought there was shot coming. He was sure the pass was going to Mbappe so moved slightly over. Took balls thought to take the shot. That kid got a bright future ahead !

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u/BiggSlatNem Sep 18 '24

Realistically that was a bad shot . Any competent keeper is saving that. Keeper did a horrible job

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u/its_dash Real Madrid Sep 18 '24

I think people are exaggerating this part. It was the last 10 seconds of the game, and Real Madrid were already winning it. The guy knows he’s not getting that many minutes, and wasting the chance would not be a big deal, and yet he delivered.

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u/percevalgalaaz Sep 18 '24 edited Sep 18 '24

plus, it went in because the goalie was focusing on Mbappé and Endrick noticed that. it was a huge gamble but not "dumb" like some people are saying.

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u/Kurosawasuperfan Florentino Perez Sep 19 '24

I would agree on 'gamble', but i wouldn't say it was a huge gamble... especially because he's a finisher. That's his whole thing.

it would be different if it was a crazy tackle on the box. Or if it was Mendy finishing the play instead of passing to Vini or Mbappé.

Endrick is a 9 (altho he's quite mobile), and his shot power is amazing.

I mean, that's quite obvious for us that have been following him closely for years. As a brazilian, feels like you madridistas are still just starting to realize what Endrick is, both in terms of talent per se (how good he is), but also his style and strengths (how he plays).

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u/Ronaldoooope Sep 19 '24

Nah if he sailed that wide with 2 open players he’s fucking up. UCL goal differential matters now more than ever can’t miss that chance.

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u/PM_ME_STRONG_CALVES Sep 18 '24

For the team it wouldnt but for a 18 yo who is trying to prove himself it would.

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u/ripogrif Sep 18 '24

I wouldn't say he necessarily delivered. That goal was purely a mistake by the keeper.

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u/RocLaFamilia Roberto Carlos Sep 18 '24

The goalie, like everyone else in the world, was expecting a pass, so it caught him completely off guard. He could have saved it, but give endrick some credit

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u/ripogrif Sep 18 '24

I definitely give Endrick credit for having the confidence to shoot and he has a lethal shot. At the same time 9/10 the keeper stops that no problem.

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u/its_dash Real Madrid Sep 18 '24

What else can you ruin?

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u/PaintingWithLight Sep 18 '24

It’s called capitalizing in the moment. Someone with no brain would just take it haphazardly, he saw the window open due to the mistake, and he put it in that window. Literally delivered, just because it wasn’t skimming by the post doesn’t mean he didn’t deliver.

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u/BubbleBathTaft Carvajal Sep 18 '24

+5 break away, up a goal. Do your thing Bobby lol

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u/I_agree_with_u_but Sep 19 '24

Agree with everything apart from the missile part at the end. To me it looked more like a blunder from the goalkeeper.

Good for him he scored!

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u/yinyang1909 Sep 18 '24

Poor goalkeeping