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

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,

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.