Henry's dig at Mbappé: "He never runs, Bellingham plays as a striker and midfielder"

A.Real Madrid is not having its best moment after the defeat against AC Milan at the Santiago Bernabeu (1-3). A result which, added to the 0-4 defeat against Barcelona in the previous match, allowed players like Thierry Henricriticize on CBS Sports Golazoagainst whom for him is one of the causes of this poor performance: Kylian Mbappe.

Bellingham is trying to do what their number 9, Mbappe, is supposed to do

Thierry Henri

Henry harshly criticizes Mbappé

Henry began by calmly analyzing the game: “I think the team is frustrated with him, which I can understand, it's not easy. We have to give him time but at the same time he has to learn to play in 9, to have the desire and the will to project himself.” But soon something changed and he was very critical: “Bellingham is trying to do and what its 9, Mbappe, is supposed to do“, he said harshly.

And those words weren't going to stay there and he explained the situation he saw in Real Madrid's game: “It's almost always Bellingham who tries to make the runs, to make the team play. It's always him trying to break the lines.” A situation he wondered about while watching a play: “Who runs and tries to reach the goal? It's Bellingham, not your number 9. There's frustration. Look at the number 9! Again, your 9 is not there. I won't be, but your 10, yes. I know this can happen sometimes, but it's not always the case. That's what I'm trying to say. I know he's not a number 9 and it's not what he likes to do, but do you think Bellingham enjoys making these runs? Stretch the team? He does it because he wants to and he will speak“.

I don't think they play well as a team

Thierry Henri

“I don't think they play well as a team. But with the ball he (Mbappe) has to do it too, much more. He (Mbappe) will improve because it can't be worse than that. We don't ask him to hold the ball like Didier Drogba, we don't ask him to take the ball and dribble past everyone, but to project himself when the team is high.; whether you are a winger, 9 or 10, you can run, even Rudiger did it in the first half,” he concludes.