Arbeloa on Mbappe’s comments: “I wish I had four strikers”
Arbeloa spoke after the game.
MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 14: Alvaro Arbeloa, Head Coach of Real Madrid, looks on prior to the LaLiga EA Sports match between Real Madrid CF and Real Oviedo at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on May 14, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images) | Getty Images Alvaro Arbeloa spoke to the media after Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Real Oviedo. He was asked about Kylian Mbappe’s comments about him being the fourth-choice striker, to which he said: “I wish I had four strikers.
I don’t know what to say. I don’t have four strikers, and I didn’t say that. He probably didn’t understand me; I’m not really sure what to say.
” Arbeloa on whether there is a problem between them “If I don’t play him, he can’t play. I decide; I’m the coach. I spoke with him earlier, and I don’t know how he might have interpreted it.
He shouldn’t have started today because it’s not a matter of life or death. We have a match on Sunday, and he’ll definitely be the starting striker. Seven days later, he’ll have earned his place as the starting striker.