Real Madrid is out of sorts, and the Frenchman is part of that. As such, the glare falls on him. He’s the story, a dialed-down, diluted version of the soccer phenom he was upon arrival in Spain. A dizzied surfer unable to ride the waves he once could.

Kylian Mbappe is set to be the subject of radical action from Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti, who remains determined to get the best out of the ailing France international.

As Madrid’s form dips, Carlo Ancelotti has admitted to a significant defeat—not in the sense of lost matches but in the tactical approach he initially insisted on. Since Kylian Mbappe’s high-profile arrival at Real Madrid last summer,