Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The former French star, Thierry Henry, criticized his compatriot Kylian Mbappe, the Paris Saint-Germain player, following press reports stated that he asked to leave the club next January, following the end of the 2022 World Cup.
Reports claimed that Mbappe does not feel comfortable as a result of the way coach Christophe Galtier plays, and the roles assigned to him, as well as his strained relationship with fellow Brazilian Neymar da Silva.
Henry spoke regarding Mbappe’s position with the Parisian club, as he told CBS SPORT: “No one likes to be exposed to what he is not good at,” adding: “You just don’t like it, but there is something greater than anything else, which is the club.” Eurosport website.
“But did they make him feel that the club was the most important thing, or did they make him feel more important than the club?” asked Henry.
And the former France star continued: “I will use my own stories, I did not like the way to play widely with Barcelona, I hated it, but I did it for the team.”
Henry continued: “I didn’t like it following 100 caps, I don’t know how many goals I scored for France, I had to play on the left, I didn’t hear anyone say: Oh, what a nice gesture, to go to the left instead of players who have goals.” Fewer games, fewer matches.
Henry said that “there is only one rule: if the president asks you to do something, you do it, if it is good for the team, while if it is bad for the team, you will get an argument.”
It is noteworthy that Kylian Mbappe scored a goal once morest Benfica, yesterday, Tuesday, to become the all-time top scorer for Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, as he reached the 31st goal, surpassing Uruguayan Edinson Cavani, who scored 30 goals.
