All of your posts come across as that worst kind of hipster opinion; I knew Mbappe before he was famous, and he was better back then too.
Mbappé thanking Bellingham for the assist and Jude doing his celebration. 😂🤍 https://t.co/E3bZWBdX2R— TC (@totalcristiano) August 15, 2024
You don't think Mbappe 2019 through world cup 2022 was better... by a lot? Then you never watched him. Nothing hipster about it. It's been the talk of all the football shows in France since roughly November of 2023 when he'd looked "off" (by his standards for a few months). Excuses were world cup fatigue and then the feud with PSG... but once you got 3 months into the season and his lack of explosiveness lingered, the question became more direct. Specifically, mental commitment, fitness and lifestyle issues. Now those are gone. Will he recover his 2022-2023 (and prior) form? I think we'll know for sure come November. If he's still slower, then this is what he has become. Still great... but not the same player.
The irony for me anyway is the combination play I really wanted to see was Kroos distributing the ball to Mbappe in the final third. That would have been worth the cost of season ticket.
We definitely need our mids (aside from Jude who already does this) to look for the through ball or looping pass over the top of the defense to Mbappe when he makes his runs. Gotta take a few more risks with the ball without Kroos around.
Rudiger has been getting good with the long direct ball out of the back too, I want to see more of that too.
Ramos had that at one point, Xabi too; long ball is often criticized but when done like that, I can watch it all day.
Rudiger welcoming Mbappe. Rodrygo slapped on Rudiger's back so in exchange he slapped on Mbappé's back 😭 pic.twitter.com/8FMStXlbk7— Dr Yash (@YashRMFC) August 15, 2024
Both Eder and Toni can play the long ball out from the back,, Tchou and Fede can do it too, i've seen all four of them do it for Madrid and their national teams, Toni was the guy who did it most and took the responsibility in the team of switching the play, any of these four can step up and try it more often now that Toni is gone,
None of them execute it with as much quality, consistency, and accuracy. There's a reason they wouldn't do it as often as Kroos. Hopefully some of them keep practicing it to offer more dynamic offense for the team.
I have barely watched Mbappe prior to him joining us. Occasional France game, some CL games and that's it. I can't draw parallels but to me he seemed fairly sharp vs Atalanta, with a caveat that he seemed a bit gasses towards the end. His movement in the box for that goal was pure class.
People love style over substance. It’s why hip players are so popular. Mbappe might have been more explosive. His rampant runs used to be a thing of power and beauty. Having said that, it doesn’t mean that he would be more productive. Players mature, they learn about movements in the box, how to be more efficient, how to pick their spots. Man U Cristiano was a freaking force, but the version we saw later here at Madrid was more productive and therefore contributed more to winning. Spectacular is not always better. Mbappe will be more than fine. We are in for a treat boys
Wasted his youth in a dead end situation to get more money. Got too much mileage now. Ronaldo became good at heading which Mbappe will never manage. I give him three years max before hes off to some Saudi club.
Ronaldo was taller and had an incredible leap. CDR final header vs Barca in 2011, 2013 header vs Utd etc showed that leap. Benz spent his entire prime at RM and wasn't a consistent threat from headers. He had few beautifully placed over like vs Pool in 2015, vs Chelsea in 2022 etc, but not someone who would outjump defenders in corners. Mbappe is shorter than Benz too. Even R9 wasn't known for header goals and and he's 5 cms taller than Mbappe.
This is harsh lol. I think he definitely should have made the move a yr or 2 ago but I don't see his youth wasted. But I'll agree with you partially. I'd be shocked if he stays here for more than his contract (5yrs).
He is already beginning to come around, I can just tell. Give it a few more months and a few more goals. Very soon: Hendrix in front of us - Money hungry whore, I could never! Hendrix by himself - Yessssss Kylian!! Stunt on these hoes!!
Real Madrid legends Zamorano, Hugo Sánchez and Fernando Morientes analyse for AS what they expect from Mbappé after his promising debut. Hugo Sanchez: “Mbappé is a luxury signing that was long overdue. He should have arrived two or three seasons ago. You can see he is really excited and he is going to achieve individual and collective goals and objectives with the best club of all time. He is going to score a lot of goals and I hope he wins five Pichichis with Madrid like Di Stéfano did or four like Puskas and I. Of course, I think it will be difficult for Kylian to score 38 goals in a league with a single touch like I did in 89-90. Ha, ha. But with Kylian everything is possible because he is really good.” Zamorano: “I think Kylian is going to score a lot of goals. I was thrilled to see him wearing the '9' of Real Madrid, which is the club of my life. I have the honour of being on that list of historic scorers of the club like Cristiano, Hugo, Benzema or Ronaldo Nazario. I'm sure Mbappé will join that list. He has a special talent in front of goal and can easily score 50 goals in a year of inspiration. He won't go below 30 with that quality. His debut was exciting. He has already helped us win another title...”. Morientes: “I am going to differentiate between what I would like and what I think will happen. I would like him to reach Cristiano's 50 per year, but it seems difficult to me. Mbappé has the quality for it, but I see it more like he will reach 30 in his first year, which is very good having to adapt to his new teammates. In addition, the offensive pie will be shared with players like Vinicius, Bellingham or Rodrygo, who will also make their mark. Yes, between 30 or 35 would be good for his first year at Madrid.” https://as.com/futbol/champions/mbappe-se-va-a-hinchar-n/