{"id":1660,"date":"2026-05-15T13:44:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/?p=1660"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:44:57","slug":"i-was-ready-to-start-but-the-coach-sees-me-as-fourth-choice-striker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/i-was-ready-to-start-but-the-coach-sees-me-as-fourth-choice-striker\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I was ready to start, but the coach sees me as fourth-choice striker&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-18.png 1000w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-18-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-18-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kylian Mbappe broke his silence after Real Madrid&#8217;s clash with Real Oviedo, revealing he was fit to start but remains only the fourth option in Arbeloa&#8217;s attacking plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After three weeks out injured, Kylian Mbappe made his return to the Santiago Bernabeu during Real Madrid&#8217;s match against Oviedo. Recovering from a fracture in the distal phalanx of his right foot&#8217;s fifth toe, the Frenchman was greeted with boos as he stepped onto the pitch in the 69th minute. He replaced Gonzalo Garcia, who exited to applause, while Mbappe faced a frosty reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a candid appearance in the mixed zone, Mbappe addressed the crowd&#8217;s reaction. &#8220;This is the kind of game I love to play. It was disappointing to miss the Barcelona match. That\u2019s life. I always score against them. I can\u2019t change how people feel when they\u2019re upset. I try not to take it personally. That\u2019s part of being a Real Madrid player, especially with my profile,&#8221; he remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mbappe also clarified his absence from Madrid during his recovery. &#8220;The club authorized my time away. I wasn\u2019t the only player who wasn\u2019t in Madrid. As a player, it\u2019s not always about understanding decisions but accepting them. I know I can turn this situation around,&#8221; he said, referring to his recovery period in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forward shed light on why he didn\u2019t start, pointing directly to coach Arbeloa. &#8220;I feel great, I\u2019m at one hundred percent. I didn\u2019t start because the coach told me I\u2019m the fourth-choice striker. I accept that and make the most of the minutes I get. I provided an assist for Jude, and staying positive is always key,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was ready to start. I\u2019m not angry with the coach; respecting the manager\u2019s decisions is essential. I\u2019ll keep working hard to reclaim my spot in the starting eleven,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kylian Mbappe broke his silence after Real Madrid&#8217;s clash with Real Oviedo, revealing he was fit to start<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1662,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1660\/revisions\/1662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}