The past few weeks have been turbulent for us Real Madrid. A coaching change, elimination from the Spanish Super Cupand several bad results within The League and the UEFA Champions League dealt heavy blows Kylian Mbappe and his teammates.
In that context Mbappé made strong comments about Real Madrid’s current situation after losing Benficaforcing Los Blancos into the Champions League play-off round instead of direct qualification to the round of 16: “We are not consistent in our play. We have to fix that. We can’t do it one day and not the next.” A team of champions doesn’t do that… It’s about having more desire than your opponent.”
Days later, Predrag Mijatovic indicated an interview SER chain and shared a blunt assessment of Real Madrid‘current problems. “I think more than the lack of players, what is missing is a leader. I don’t know, a Sergio Ramos, a Modric, a Benzema, a Fernando Hierro,” said the former Yugoslav striker. “This current Real Madrid team has no leadership figure who grabs you by the collar in difficult moments and asks: ‘What are you doing?’”
When asked whether the French star could fulfill that role as the team’s main point of reference, Mijatovic was clear. ‘Mbappe is not a leader’ he said without hesitation. “Not all of Mbappe’s goals make him a leader. Being a leader is something different: it can be a player with less quality, but with personality and character, someone who is the coach on the field and who the players listen to.”
Mijatovic played for Real Madrid in 1997.
However, Predrag did recognize Mbappé’s qualities. “He is a great player” he admitted, before immediately giving an example to explain his point: “You know that Zidane was never the leader in the French national team – Deschamps or Blanc were. He was the best player, but not the leader.”
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Who is Predrag Mijatovic?
There is no doubt that Predrag Mijatovic’s harsh words carry considerable weight, given their provenance. The Yugoslavia The striker was a star of European football for many years, scoring 176 goals in 534 club appearances.
After distinguishing himself in the Yugoslav league, Mijatovic came in The League in 1993 and quickly made his mark Valencia. That led to a move to Real Madrid, where he played from 1996 to 1999, making 118 appearances, scoring 36 goals and winning four titles, including the 1997–98 competition. UEFA Champions League. He later continued his career at Fiorentina And Levanteretired in 2003.
Mijatovic points the finger at the Real Madrid players
In the same conversation with SER chainPredrag Mijatovic also offered a diagnosis of who he believes is responsible for Real Madrid’s disappointing season. “We have to ask ourselves whether this can really be solved by a coach,” he said. “The president is not to blame. I think the players need to wake up a bit and ask themselves how they can improve.”
In this way, the former Montenegro striker made it clear that there was speculation about it Xabi Alonso, Alvaro Arbeloa, or potential new coaches such as Jurgen Klopp or Unai Emery matters little if the players fail to reach the level necessary to meet the challenges ahead.
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