Tchouameni shows his cards – AS.com

Landing at a club like Real Madrid in exchange for 80 million euros is a huge load of expectation. More so if the footballer in question is only 22 years old and it is his first great experience in the European elite. But Aurélien Tchouameni is assuming the challenge with sovereign naturalness, supported by his attitude and great skills. She is a heavy backpack, but the French took important steps forward from the first to the second pre-season friendly. In the Clásico against Barça he was timorous, as the anchor of the midfield of the future (Camavinga and Valverde accompanied him). Against America he was seen much looser.

“Tchouameni was better today. I think he is a different midfielder than Casemiro. He has quality to accelerate and reach the goal. We saw that against Barcelona he had more problems with the ball, he has to position himself better. Today he has improved with the ball”said Ancelotti after drawing with The Eagles (2-2). Lime and sand of the Reggiolo coach for his new pupil: he gives him homework while acknowledging his progress. In Las Vegas, the one from Rouen started, in San Francisco he took the place of Kroos in 51′. At the break, Modric and Casemiro had already stayed on the bench. In fact, that is the pending subject for him: internalize the mechanisms of the engine room white that so many successes have earned Madrid in recent years. To be the ‘new Casemiro’, coinciding with his usual escorts is essential.

More than a ‘thief’

But even without them, in a context similar to that of the Clásico, Tchouameni showed a better side at Oracle Park, braver. Positionally he was cinco, although the former Monaco player has instincts to appear in the rival area. He got noticed in San Francisco. He showed himself to offer alternatives in ball output, he pressed the pressure to dismantle the Aztec attempts, he broke lines with some driving, game change and final pass attempts, he regularly looked at the final third of the field and took his shot for a walk away on two occasions, making Óscar Jiménez work on one of them. He covered a lot of ground and brushó the type of footballer he is. And in the last training he gave a delicate definition that soon went viral. He arrives as the pivot of the future of Madrid, the heir to Casemiro, but, as he slipped Carlettothe French international is not a carbon copy of São José dos Campos. Aurélien is already starting to show his cards…

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Of course, the details that differentiate him from Case they do not imply a deficit in the practically obligatory task of the pivot, the stealing of the ball. Last season he was the biggest thief in the five major leagues. and, according to Olocip’s analysis, he was the defensive midfielder whose actions generated the most value in Ligue 1 last season. He was the captain general of Monaco, where he was the best in through balls, total passes or overall game construction. As well as leading the Monegasque team in defensive duels, successful aerial duels and was third in interceptions. Skills booklet that little by little is brought to the surface in his new adventure at Real Madrid.