Mbappe is now identified as a 'problem' for Real Madrid and it has prompted the club to turn to former manager Zinedine Zidane

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.

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,