This time, Tchouameni showed his qualities following a timid debut last week once morest Almeria (1-2). His stat sheet reflects what Madrid expects of him: a mess of recoveries (9, highest total for a Madrid player), well-felt interceptions (3), welcome dribbles (3 successful) to get out of the opposing press and this ability to break the lines through the pass or through percussion.
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“Today he played very well, he did what he shows in training, with a lot of personality“, summed up Carlo Ancelotti followingwards. His association with Edouardo Camavinga but especially with a still exceptional Modric on Saturday portends a bright future for the Frenchman. But, as often, the Italian coach is keeping an eye on the grain.
“I’ve said it before, he’s a player with different qualities than Casemirohe advanced before expanding on the constitution of this workforce, a mixture of legends and young shoots called to become. You have to think regarding a smooth transition. Older people understand it because young people deserve it. For the locker room to go well, we need the understanding of the older ones but also the patience of the younger ones.“.
Aurélien Tchouameni hailed by Carlo Ancelotti
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A register so different from Casemiro
The speech holds for Edouardo Camavinga. Much less for Tchouameni now. The Madrid boss was taken aback, like everyone else in Madrid, by Casemiro’s departure when his plan for the former Monegasque was one of gradual incorporation. But time has accelerated in Madrid in recent days. And the destiny promised to the Frenchman has been completely rewritten.
“Tchouameni was signed to play in this positionrecalled Ancelotti on Friday at a press conference, as if to reassure the Spanish capital of the lack of depth in this key area. And, in this position, he is one of the best. I’m not going to ask him to play like Casemiro. He must progress but he is ready to play for Real“.
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