Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe admitted he was thinking a lot amid his form slump for the club. The Frenchman also said he couldn’t have got worse after recently turning his form for the Los Blancos. 

Earlier in the season, Mbappe missed crucial penalties in the Champions League clash against Liverpool and also against Athletic Club in the La Liga.

However, the striker has scored 18 goals in all competitions for Carlo Ancelotti’s team and has scored three goals in the last four games.

Mbappe admitted he was struggling to cope with pressure mentally as he was physically fit.

“I was thinking a lot,” Mbappé said in a news conference on Tuesday ahead of Madrid’s game with RB Salzburg, when asked why his adaptation had taken longer than expected.

“I was adapting, thinking a lot about how to move, how to find space, whether I should get into Vinícius Júnior’s zone, or Rodrygo’s. When you think so much, you don’t play well.”

“It was more mental,” Mbappé added. “I was physically fine, happy with the team, the group, but I had to give more. I knew it. I said to myself ‘now’s the moment. It’s time to change. You didn’t come to Madrid to play badly.’”

The talisman admitted that expectations are always lofty from him and he wants to keep up the good show.

“It’s normal. People expected a lot of me,” Mbappé said. “I don’t take it personally, it’s football. You have to stay calm and focused. I knew the situation could change.”

“I’m a player who always wants to do more,” Mbappé said. “And when you see that you don’t do that, it affects you … After the game [in Bilbao], I knew I couldn’t do worse, that I could only improve.”

“I’ve been in good form for a month, or a month and a half,” Mbappé said on his current form. “I have total confidence for Wednesday [against Salzburg] in my game, and in the team.”