Achtung Dortmund! The owner of Real Madrid, Xabi Alonso, predicts that Kylian Mbappe will be “better for the quarter -finals ”
Xabi Alonso is confident that striker Kylian Mbappe will be closer to his best when Real Madrid Face Borussia Dortmund at the Club World Cup on Saturday.
Mbappe returned to acute gastroenteritis in the 1-0 victory yesterday against Juventus, in the 68th minute to replace the scorer Gonzalo Garcia.
He looked naturally rusty, but Alonso thinks that the captain of France will be clearer against the Bundesliga team this weekend.
The boss of Madrid said: “He is improving day by day. By this Saturday, he will be better. We are going to continue to watch him. I speak to him every day and he will be better for the quarters.”
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We are in competition for great things – Alonso
Madrid was not their best sparkling against Juventus but missed winners.
Alonso added: โWe have to do a lot with a little. We have only been a short time together and we compete for great things. We had to adjust things and the guys have taken this well. We obtained more and more in half of the opposition and we had to be patient.
โDefensive solidity and discipline are fundamental and something we have tried to transmit from the start. The guys are impatient and arranged and it is essential. They want to absorb what people who come from Germany ask them. โ
Alonso grees Fabulous Fede
The captain of Madrid Federico Valverde was named man of the match after another exceptional display and Alonso is a big fan of the Uruguay midfielder.
“He makes my life easier because he is a leading player, a full player,” said the former Spanish international.
“He does practically everything, leading on the field and he is one of the best with and without the ball. I am delighted to be with many of them and with FEDE too, of course.”
