Mbappé brushes aside his Ballon d’Or disappointment, stays motivated
Kylian Mbappé, second in the Ballon d’Or behind Harry Kane, quickly dispelled his disappointment, as his club and national teammate Ibrahima Konaté confirmed on Monday while the Blues were training at Clairefontaine for the second gathering of the Zidane era.
Ibrahima Konaté said: “He has a very good mindset, you can see it in the recent matches, he was decisive. He is hugely important for us in Madrid.” He added that the player is a competitor, that not winning the Ballon d’Or when he deserved it was hard, but that he was already motivated at training the next day and hopes he will be fit next year to lift it.
Zinedine Zidane surprises the Blues by calling a second-tier defender
Ibrahima Konaté is not the first to publicly support Kylian Mbappé after the Ballon d’Or ceremony. Zinedine Zidane also felt that the scorer deserved as much as the winner Harry Kane. He stated: “For the Ballon d’Or, everyone has their preference. He is second, you just have to accept it. He is naturally disappointed because he deserved it just as much.” That’s said.