Paris: Kylian Mbappé was reportedly caught vesting out grievances against Paris Saint-Germain partner Neymar Jr after being substituted at the 88th minute by Julian Draxler as PSG made a win over Montepellier.
“That tramp doesn’t pass to me,” Canal+ cameras caught Mbappe complaining to Idrissa Gueye on the bench after Draxler found the net following a Neymar assist.
The youngster was seen acting out on allegedly not being provided with passes by the Brazilian . Before being substituted , Mbappé had three clear chances which the French star failed to convert.
On being enquired about the fiasco, head coach Mauricio Pochettino rubbished it away, by stating,
“They are fantastic guys. These things happen,”
“There are always things between top players. They are competitors who want to win and help the team achieve good.” added he.
“I have spoken to them individually,” he said. “They may have also spoken to each other and there have been photos of them enjoying ourselves in training.”
“If there is a small incident sometimes that can create a wave but it is actually just talk.”
Meanwhile on being asked about Lionel Messi , who has been in a very short situation ladden with injuries, Pochettino answered in positives.
“Of course they need time to work together,” said Pochettino. “I think they need time to work in different environments and to link up in a different way than they did in the past, when they met in different clubs.
“Of course they are all different and may need time to get to know each other and start to play naturally because, of course, PSG is always under pressure.”
Pochettino says his fellow Argentine Messi will need time to adapt to France. The 34-year-old is playing for a club other than Barcelona for the first time in his professional career.
“We are talking about the best player in the world,” said Pochettino.
“You need to understand that he is a man like us that needs to adapt to the new club, the family needs to adapt to the new society and new culture.”
“Let people work, let the player adapt and start to feel at home. He was at Barcelona for 20 years. It is normal that he feels at home in Barcelona.”
“Now everything is new. He arrived not too long ago. Over the time we are working together he is getting to know his team-mates and, for sure, he’s going to succeed. I hope he wins big things for the club. That is what we are hoping for.”
Paris Saint-Germain will be back in action on Tuesday as they host Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City at Parc De Princes and Messi is set to join the Neymar-Mbappé duo.
