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🚨🗣️ Gareth Bale on Kylian Mbappé after Real Madrid vs Mallorca: “I’m going to be honest, Real Madrid look more fluid when Mbappé isn’t there. The ball moves quicker, the front line feels natural… there’s less hesitation. When he plays, everything slows down because the team is trying to figure him out instead of just playing. And that’s a problem at a club like Madrid. The truth nobody wants to say? Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior are stepping on each other’s toes. Same spaces, same instincts, but now Mbappé is being forced into a striker role that clearly doesn’t suit him. You can see it, the runs don’t match, the passes are late, the chemistry just isn’t there. It’s not hate, it’s reality. At some point, Madrid have to make a serious decision: build around Vinícius, who already understands the system… or reshape everything for Mbappé. But trying to force both? That’s why performances look disconnected like today.”