Kylian Mbappé has faced a fair amount of criticism after his debut in La Liga on Sunday during the draw between Mallorca and Real Madrid (1-1). A somewhat unfair treatment according to Frédéric Hermel, who rather appreciated the debut of the captain of the Blues in the Spanish championship.
Kylian Mbappé’s debut in La Liga has earned him a lot of criticism. The former PSG striker failed to be decisive with Real Madrid on the pitch in Mallorca during the first day of the Spanish championship (1-1). Present in the After Foot, this Monday evening on RMC, Frédéric Hermel came to the defense of the captain of the Blues.
“I find the prism that exists in France on Mbpapé’s performances ridiculous,” reacted the Iberian football specialist. “We look through PSG’s glasses. PSG fans who are disgusted that he left for Real want to smash him. And others want to adulate him because he left PSG.”
“This Parisian prism seems a bit stupid to me”
Fred Hermel believes that the new White House striker was more interesting in the Balearic Islands than in the European Super Cup final against Atalanta last Wednesday, in which he scored (2-0). “I think that yesterday (Sunday) he had a very, very good match. He had a better match than against Atalanta.”
Fredéric Hermel is now eager to see Kylian Mbappé’s progress in the Real Madrid jersey: “He is on schedule for a second match. I have seen so many players crash at Real Madrid. We will try to observe what Kylian Mbappé does without this Parisian prism which seems a bit stupid to me. I want him to succeed because I am a supporter of the French team and he can only improve by playing under Ancelotti and with Vinicius, Modric or even Carvajal.”
The Spanish press is not kind to Mbappé
After his performance in Mallorca, the Spanish press did not spare Kylian Mbappé. “The real leader of the team remains Vinicius, a tireless entrepreneur,” wrote AS the day after the match. The Madrid number 9’s next match is scheduled for Sunday against Valladolid (5 p.m.). For his big debut at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium with the white jersey.
