Frenchman Claude Makelele, in the context of the Club World Cup semi-final between PSG and Real Madrid, reviewed and spoke about the duel, Mbappe and also Xabi Alonso. The ex-footballer believes that the Parisian side would have won the Champions League if Kylian had stayed.
PSG-Real Madrid is set to be the big game of the Club World Cup. Two of the world’s most in-form teams face each other in a battle for a place in the final of the tournament, in a match that will be very special for Frenchman Mbappe.
The man from Bondy will be reunited with his former team and his former teammates. It will be the first time he has faced the Parisians since he joined Real and Claude Makelele, who wore the shirt of both sides, spoke about whether Luis Enrique’s side really benefited from Kylian’s departure.
“If Mbappe had stayed, PSG would also have won the Champions League. You can’t say no to Madrid and that’s why he ended up going to Madrid,” said the former player, who gave his opinion on the semi-final.
“PSG have had a great season. They were the best in the Champions League and deserved the title. Now they are still playing well, but watch out for Madrid because they are capable of anything in one game,” he said.
Regarding Xabi Alonso, Makelele asked for time for the Spaniard: “Of course he is better and little by little we will see things, but the work of a coach is not for one, two or three months, it is for one or two years. It’s time to let him work, to let him do things and little by little we will see the improvement or at least what he wants for his team. We know what Madrid is like and how complicated it is to have that kind of time”.
Finally, the Frenchman recalled the era of the ‘Galacticos’ and the eagerness of the ‘Merengues’ to sign the best players. “We always try to look for that in the ‘Galacticos’. They were very good players. We insist on looking for a new Zidane, Ronaldo, Raul or another Makelele? Now, we have to look for another type of stars. We must not compare and enjoy the moment. Recently I was sent a photo of the team we had and they were all very good. Now we are looking for midfielders and they don’t have to be Makeleles, they have to be themselves. Before there was always talk of strikers, but never of midfielders and without them there is no game”, he concluded.
