Kylian Mbappe responds to criticism over his Real Madrid role: “A player who scores goals will never be a problem”

Kylian Mbappe responds to criticism over his Real Madrid role: “A player who scores goals will never be a problem” Kylian Mbappe may have scored 91 goals in 108 matches since joining Real Madrid two years, but this does not mean he has escaped criticism – on the contrary, he has regularly been a target, particularly when it comes to his off-the-ball efforts in the white jersey. Mbappe, who is in the running for the 2026 Ballon d’Or , has regularly come under fire over the last 12 months, with critics citing his poor pressing numbers. Some believe this has had a detrimental effect on Real Madrid, but the player himself has bitten back during an interview with L’Equipe (via MD ), as he made it clear that he’s baffled by the criticism he receives at times. “It’s not normal, but it’s the life of someone who’s been close to excellence for 10 years. I’m not new to this, everyone knows what I can do. It is human to look at what someone does not do. When someone has been doing it for 10 years, we stop looking because we know they can do it, so we look at what they’re not doing. I don’t take it personally. “(The criticism) doesn’t make sense. If I don’t score goals, they’re going to ask me why I don’t score. As a footballer I have learned that there are millions of coaches in every game you play, and not all those coaches are happy. Everyone has an opinion, but in football the objective is to score more goals than the opponent. A player who scores goals will never be a team’s problem, because you haven’t seen a team lift titles without scoring goals.” Mbappe unfazed by criticism: “That doesn’t scare me” Mbappe understands that he will be scrutinised more than most, being one of the best players in the world. Thus, he is no longer fazed by the criticism that comes his way. “I have a healthy relationship with criticism, because there is criticism that is constructive and others that are more stupid, but that doesn’t scare me. When I have to make a decision, I don’t tell myself that I’m going to be criticised when I make that decision. If I know that the decision is right, or it is not right but it is necessary, I make it. I have shown in the past that I am going forward.”