Real Madrid: José Mourinho explains his stance on Mbappé

The Special One speaks out once again about the Frenchman

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Real Madrid: José Mourinho explains his stance on Mbappé

At a press conference, José Mourinho did not appreciate the criticism aimed at Kylian Mbappé.

While the Real Madrid forward injured his left knee with the France national team at the end of September, the player sparked controversy after going to a nightclub in Paris and taking a bike ride in Switzerland during his recovery. His outings were deemed unprofessional by some of the Spanish press and Real Madrid supporters.

Asked about the matter on Friday ahead of the visit of Villarreal, José Mourinho firmly defended his player while condemning the media frenzy.

🗣️ « 𝗩𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗭 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗦 » 😤 José Mourinho défend Kylian Mbappé, critiqué pour une sortie en discothèque à Paris et une balade à vélo en Suisse pendant son rétablissement 👇 « C'est ridicule ! 𝗝𝗲 𝗱𝗲́𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘂𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹. C'est un être humain, un garçon qui peut se tromper. Kylian était là, il a fait les examens, 𝗶𝗹 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗲́ 𝘂𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲́𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲́𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂. Il a suivi un programme de récupération dont vous n'avez pas à connaître les détails. Vous avez parlé de la discothèque, puis de l'épisode du vélo. Ensuite, vous êtes passés à des cas moins graves, comme celui de Dean Huijsen. 𝗝𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲 𝗰̧𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗲. 😔 C'est la première fois depuis dix ans qu'on n'a pas de blessés, hormis ceux de longue durée. 𝗖'𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗲, 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶̂𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀. » 🎙️ Conférence de presse
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"Exaggerated? It's ridiculous! I will always defend a footballer. He is a human being, a boy who can make mistakes. (...) Kylian was there, he underwent the tests, he consulted an outside specialist about his knee. He followed a recovery programme whose details you do not need to know. You went looking for problems. You talked about the nightclub, then the bike episode. Afterwards, you moved on to less serious cases, such as Dean Huijsen's. I find it ridiculous. (...) This is the first time in ten years that we have had no injured players, apart from those out long term. It's a beautiful story, but you don't like it," the Special One said at a press conference.

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