Real Sociedad winger Takefusa Kubo spoke about Real Madrid in a recent interview ahead of Real Madrid’s game against his current club. He talked about Real Madrid’s “struggles” in front of goal. He said: “I think that the three up front play in the same position and that means that maybe they are not giving their best version but as it is not our team we try to worry about our own.” (h/t MARCA)
He was asked about Kylian Mbappe, where he is most dangerous and what Real Sociedad can do to limit his production. “We suffer a lot more with him on the wing than at centre-forward,” Kubo said. “At the moment in La Liga, I think the same thing is happening and hopefully things don’t work out for him tomorrow against us.
“The best thing for us is for him not to play on the wing because that’s where I see him as almost unstoppable and when he plays as a centre forward, we’ll try to use that top speed that he has, which starts from nowhere, and try to help each other so that the player who has the ball doesn’t raise his head and sees him.”
Kubo also discussed his time at Real Madrid, how it went and what the media made of it. He said: “You say Real Madrid are my former team, but I didn’t get to make my official debut with them and was always on loan, I don’t have great memories. It’s gone now and I focus on Sociedad. I don’t see them as a former team, but as one of the biggest clubs in the world.
“In the end, it creates a lot more impact and trying to sell my name to these big teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona or Atlético de Madrid, I think, is a good thing.”