“If Mbappe starts on Sunday, it’s another lack of authority”
Debate around Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid’s dressing room management intensified on Radio Estadio Noche following the Frenchman’s in-season trip to Italy and post-match press conference calling out Arbeloa. Edu Pidal questioned what message the club would send if Mbappe immediately returned to the starting XI. “If after this Mbappe starts on Sunday… it’s another lack of authority.
This dressing room does not understand authority. We already reported that there was distance between Arbeloa and Mbappe and today it has become evident. ” The journalist then contrasted the current situation with previous managers who successfully handled star-heavy squads.
“The management that Zidane and Ancelotti handled so well, Xabi and Arbeloa not so much. At the club they believe the problem this year has been on the bench, not with the players. ”