Emmanuel Petit on Juju against Mbappe: Former France international Emmanuel Petit has attributed Kylian Mbappe’s lack of sparkling start at Real Madrid to bad juju following his free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain last summer.
The 1998 World Cup winner shocked lots of fans with Petit’s superstitious explanation rather than talking purely football reasons.
According to the former defensive midfielder, who won the Premier League at Arsenal in 1997/98, Mbappe’s normal debut with Los Blancos cannot be explained by any tactical or technical reasons because
Emmanuel Petit thinks that Kylian Mbappé is bewitched:
“I believe in these things. You don’t believe it. For us Westerners, it’s not in our culture, we’re very Cartesian. I believe it. I say it because I own up to it” the former AS Monaco player said.
Kylian Mbappe sits at the summit of Real Madrid’s scoring chart of the season with 15 goals with Vinicius Junior providing 14.
Despite his productivity, Petit still thinks there is a magical power somewhere working against the 2018 World Cup winner.
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