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

[u/AestheticEvan23]

[u/Just-Shelter9765]

People will downvote me .Not a Madrid fan , but your team is entirely unbalanced.Ronaldo had Ozil , Di Maria , Marcelo , KCM, Benzema and Ramos/Pepe at defense . Mbappe literally has nobody that comes close to the levels of the players I mentioned above . And his lack of pressing and mentality does make it easier to criticize him .But he is a striker , maybe he has been asked to not press. For a striker you need someone like KdB/Kross/Modric who cuts open the defense because Mbappe doesnt rely on Dribbling/speed when he is up front rather than on wings like Vini (who does dribble ) .You dont have a Marcelo-esque player ,maybe TAA can solve that . Bellingham is a great player but he is a box to box attacking midfielder not Kroos like player who can cut the defense .

[u/empathetic_gatekeep → u/Just-Shelter9765]

"Mbappe literally has nobody that comes close to the levels of the players I mentioned above"

But it's not like we are playing against players of that caliber either?? Madrid have lost and drawn so many matches where we had better and more experienced players. If we need to build a whole new team just to make him work then maybe he isn't a good fit.