Kylian Mbappé wants to change how youth football works saying kids should enjoy themselves more instead of doing hard training. The Real Madrid player is worried that too many young kids are training too intensively and tells parents to just let their children have fun. What he thinks matches what he does at Real Madrid where he tries to mix getting better with having fun.
- Mbappé says fun is really important in youth football.
- He warns about too much training for young kids.
- His ideas match what he does at Real Madrid.
Mbappé’s Vision for Youth Football
When he talked to Clique TV recently Kylian Mbappé shared what he thinks about youth football. He said parents need to stop pushing their kids so hard when they try to make them into future stars. “Stop it! Cut everything… my parents let me have fun” Mbappé said showing how much he thinks kids should enjoy playing instead of doing lots of training. This comes from his own experience which helped him become one of the best football players in the world.
⚪️❗️ Mbappé on people doing videos of ‘project Mbappé’ with their kids: “Stop it! Cut everything… my parents let me have fun”.
“Just because you make him do 18 laps of the field at 8 years old doesn’t mean it’s going to change everything”, told Clique Tv. https://t.co/OgIj21Acg7
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December 09, 2024
Mbappé’s Impact at Real Madrid
After moving to Real Madrid in 2024 which was big news, Mbappé has become really important for Carlo Ancelotti’s team. He works great with both older players and new ones like Jude Bellingham. Right now he’s got 9 goals in 15 La Liga games which shows how his way of mixing skill and fun works well. This fits with how Real Madrid likes to put experienced players together with young ones to make the team work better and win more.
Transition from PSG to Real Madrid
When Mbappé left Paris Saint-Germain for Real Madrid it was a really big deal in his career showing he wanted to play at the highest level. He was worth about €180 million when he moved and he’s done really well at Real Madrid both playing and other stuff. What he thinks about helping young players comes from what he learned growing up, and shows that really loving football and having fun is super important to help make great football players in the future.
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