Kylian Mbappe has confessed that his start at Real Madrid could not have gone worse.
After years of speculation, Mbappe finally joined Madrid in the summer on a free transfer after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired but, despite a healthy return in front of goal, the Frenchman's performances have fallen far short of expectations.
Many began to question whether Mbappe had actually made it Madrid a worse side and the 26-year-old admitted hitting “rock bottomIn December when he missed two penalties in the space of a week.
After starting to turn things around, Mbappe opened up about his struggles and admitted he couldn't have imagined how badly things would start.
“A player always wants more, for me and for the team, so when he doesn't do that, it's normal that it affects,” Mbappe told the press. “I knew it could happen and in the end, it was good because I changed my mindset and I was like, 'I can't play any worse. Things can get better'.
“It was more of a mental thing. I thought, 'Now I have to do more,' just. I thought I was good physically and with the team, but I had to do more, I knew that. There was a moment where I said, 'Come on , this is the time to change, you didn't come to Madrid to play badly”.
“It was not a shame. But you have to come to Real Madrid with humility, because it is a team that has won everything and you cannot come with demands, ordering 'Give me the ball'. No. the greatest respect… And for worked.”
Mbappe went on to confirm early claims that he was struggling to find space on the pitch in a forward line that also includes star left-back Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo.
“I thought a lot. “You can see it in the games. It was a time of adjustment and I thought a lot: how to do it, if I was going to move in space, or if I was going to go to the left, in Vin's area, or in Rodrygo and when. you think so much , does not play well”.