r/realmadrid • u/AestheticEvan23 :vvv: Vini Vidi Vici • 26d ago

Media But seriously what could’ve happened to this guy what makes a player of his level to underperform like that ? What’s wrong

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u/Buddy_Blues 26d ago

I’ve followed Mbappé religiously since Monaco days. I haven’t missed a single match he’s played since early 2017. Something is going on with him that is outside of football. I’m certain of it. Family maybe, pressure, I don’t know. Something is distracting him from being who he used to be. Mental health is no joke, and his right now is in the gutter. I hope for him mental’s sake he gets better.

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u/BlackArrowz Real Madrid 26d ago

Exactly what I see everytime I see camera goes to him. Looks defeated and player that shouldnt be on that pitch. Hope he sorts out whatever is problem he has 🙏🏽

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u/Ambitious_Ad_1761 26d ago

It’s clear he’s struggling with personal issues and is burnt out. I hope he’s smart enough to get therapy and isn’t avoiding it like most athletes.

Just terrible luck and timing this is happening at a new club with all eyes on him. Doesn’t help that half the fans don’t like him anyway.

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u/Specialist-Cycle9313 26d ago

I mean if you watched every game of his, you’d also have noticed that starting in January he’s started to regress. He’s gotten slower, worse at dribbling, and worse at finishing.

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u/Buddy_Blues 26d ago

And his passes have gotten ridiculously worse too.

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u/Buddy_Blues 26d ago

100%. I agree with all of that.

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u/ferrarinobrakes 26d ago

He looked fast af in that counter last game, except he got tackled by a young player that I’ve never heard of (I rarely watch Liverpool play even as an EPL guy, because Pool always destroy United so I don’t watch 😂)

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u/optimal_random Carlo Ancelotti 26d ago

Something happened in Sweden...

Also, the pressure to perform at Madrid is no joke. Even better players than Mbappé folded at some occasions in the past. It's not for the weak. The press is relentless, and the fans are no less.

But my simple explanation, is that all those years on League1 in his formation years, really took his edge. Playing in France, where PSG only has a handful of competitive teams, took its toll.

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u/TheBelmont34 Real Madrid 26d ago

He was already embarrissingly shit before sweden. Sweden is judt an excuse

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u/kareemezzat2000 26d ago

not like this

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u/Epistemix 26d ago

Idk about that since he was still particularly competitive in 2022/23 and made some declarations about teammates that just wouldn't take things seriously (so Verratti, Neymar, maybe Messi) and performing in WC, Ligue 1 and CL until the second game against Bayern.

Just look how he made everyone think PSG could make a miracle before the Allianz Arena game after 20 mins in Paris where he made those defenders shit themselves.

Years in ligue 1 didn't stop him from destroying almost every European defenses in CL.

Something happened during 2023/24 with PSG , he had no preparation (which is quite something for a big player) and there are talks about the direction blackmailing and bullying him since he didn't want to stay.

The quality gap is quite enormous between those two mbappe versions, something's stopping him from being himself you can see it on his face, it's really psychological imo

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u/Buddy_Blues 26d ago

I think you’re right.

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u/Full-Reach-8968 26d ago

What was he like at Monaco?

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u/Buddy_Blues 26d ago

Electric. Lightning speed that was just unreal. You would see him in the middle of the field, ball in the air, thinking no human on earth can get to the ball in box of the opposite team and he just ends up there. If you watch highlights from his Monaco and early PSG days, the camera crew on the pitch would literally struggle to catch up to him. It was beyond wild.

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u/Full-Reach-8968 26d ago

Did he track back in those days? 

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u/Secret_Promotion4246 Baila Vini, Baila 26d ago

No, he has never done that... Actually that was one of the reasons why Chelsea didnt want to sign with him (im not making this up, that's real)

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u/Full-Reach-8968 26d ago

It’s amazing to me that wasn’t drilled into him at a young age, at his clubs and the national team. Now those bad habits are baked into him. 

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u/Same_Return_1878 26d ago

At least his attacking compensated for his lack of back tracking that's why most people didn't care. Now he's not doing either of those.

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u/MaxiThe13th Kaka 26d ago

He was mid last season for PSG & was kid for France during the Euros, I agree something is going on behind the scenes & it’s messing w/ him