Pressure growing on Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe after France antics

Pressure growing on Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe after France antics Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe is tasked with leading France into the World Cup with the armband around his arm, but he has some way to go to win over the French public. The biggest name in Les Bleus’ squad, Mbappe’s latest actions have not gone down well at home. Mbappe received significant criticism over recent months for his attitude, and his tone-deaf actions during a difficult season at the Santiago Bernabeu . It has been reported in the Spanish capital that Mbappe has been spoken to by Los Blancos over his behaviour , explaining that they expect more from him. Mbappe issues while on France duty Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images It is worth remembering that Mbappe’s trip to Stockholm in Sweden while injured instead of on international duty, drew plenty of criticism from France, just weeks after he joined Los Blancos. As pointed out by MD , Mbappe is again drawing criticism. The first incident was Mbappe greeting the rest of the squad in the tunnel before France’s friendly with Ivory Coast, and despite passing Ngolo Kante, giving him cold indifference. The second incident involved a reported incident in the dressing room, as L’Equipe claim, where Ousmane Dembele asked Mbappe to be more committed in his defensive work. Finally, Mbappe also left the France camp for ‘personal reasons’ hours after a friendly with Northern Ireland, but shortly after was photographed with partner Ester Exposito. Romantic getaways have been an issue for Mbappe before Image via Dennis Agyeman / AFP7 / Europa P / Europa Press It was a holiday with Exposito in Sardinia that attracted the ire of Real Madrid fans two months ago. Mbappe had permission to travel to Italy as he recovered from injury, but returned just minutes before Real Madrid took on Espanyol in Barcelona with the title on the line. It did note go down well that he was greeted by the paparazzi on his return, with many feeling he should have been more discreet.