🚨 BREAKING: Real Madrid believe they have FIGURED OUT Kylian Mbappé's PROBLEM last season!
They believe that he was played in the WRONG POSITION, and that he is NOT a number 9.
They plan to FIX this issue next season, and play him where he's comfortable. @jfelixdiaz
That’s why I keep saying that most people don’t really know José Mourinho. Mourinho was never a manager who built teams just to sit back and defend blindly. His teams were always balanced defensively solid, but packed with creativity, intelligence, and players who could hurt opponents in an instant. Defending was a strategy, not an identity.
At Chelsea, he had Lampard arriving from midfield to score goals, Drogba punishing the slightest mistake, and explosive talents like Robben creating constant danger. At Inter, he had Eto’o, Sneijder, and Milito capable of deciding games at any moment. At Real Madrid, he combined the control of Xabi Alonso with the firepower of Cristiano Ronaldo, Özil, and Di María. These were not defensive teams; they were ruthless teams that knew when to attack and when to suffer.
The biggest misconception about Mourinho is that he only parks the bus. Every great Mourinho side scored goals, created chances, and entertained while remaining difficult to beat. Compare some of today’s overly structured and robotic teams to Mourinho’s best sides, and you’ll quickly see the difference. His teams had personality, freedom, efficiency, and above all, they knew how to win.
So Tuchel, Ancelotti, Enrique won 5 UCLs in last 6 years.
They all coached Mbappe, but none of their UCLs were won when they were coaching Mbappe.
Mbappe is just a cancerous creature.
It's a shame that Madrid 2016 got essentially broken up the following year, This PSG is fantastic but people who say that they are as good or as complete as that team are clearly clueless, you can see PSG's limitations in games like these.
That Madrid team could be put in situations where they had to cross inshallah and still be very dangerous because we had Ronaldo, Bale and Benzema who could all meet those crosses, they could counter attack, they could also play a possession game.
That team was nearly flawless.
Something still marvels me about the Quran to this day. I wonder how a book could be so audacious.
Imagine opening a book, and the first line you hit is:
ذلك الكتاب لا ريب فيه
"This is the Book about which there is no doubt."
We all know that when a human writes, we almost always start with an apology in the preface. We say we tried our best, but any mistakes are ours.
The Quran does the exact opposite of that. It did not offer a disclaimer. It offered a finality. It says: there is no mistake, nor doubt about my authenticity. Anything you read and find in me, rest assured, it is nothing but the truth.
The shutdown of the possibility of error before a single story is even told is the ultimate audacious power move.
For the past 1440+ years since the Quran was sent down, NO ONE has been able to find a mistake. They’ve only been running in circles.
This is what gives me audacity. It gives me confidence in my ability to recite the Quran without fear anywhere.
May the Almighty make you and me from the people of the Quran 🙏👏🏿
🚨🗣️ Gareth Bale on Kylian Mbappé after Real Madrid vs Mallorca:
“I’m going to be honest, Real Madrid look more fluid when Mbappé isn’t there. The ball moves quicker, the front line feels natural… there’s less hesitation.
When he plays, everything slows down because the team is trying to figure him out instead of just playing. And that’s a problem at a club like Madrid.
The truth nobody wants to say? Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior are stepping on each other’s toes. Same spaces, same instincts, but now Mbappé is being forced into a striker role that clearly doesn’t suit him.
You can see it, the runs don’t match, the passes are late, the chemistry just isn’t there. It’s not hate, it’s reality.
At some point, Madrid have to make a serious decision: build around Vinícius, who already understands the system… or reshape everything for Mbappé.
But trying to force both? That’s why performances look disconnected like today.”
🚨 In recent weeks, tensions between Xabi Alonso and some of the Madrid squad have been growing — with several first-team players unhappy with his management and the way he has imposed several important changes since arriving in the summer. @MarioCortegana