The list of requirements to play for Real Madrid is as extensive as we can imagine. But there is one feature that has been gaining momentum: the versatility. It is a virtue that appears in almost all presentations. For some, it is synonymous with lack of definition, but in the white team it is the key to success. They have proven it Camavinga, Valverde, Carvajal and has done the same Tchouaméni as a pivot converted to central, where he has claimed. He has plugged the bleeding in this position. Real Madrid has not lost and he has gained confidence in himself in a decisive phase.
In his case, the name change has been an opportunity to vindicate himself, while the other examples mentioned were proof of added value. Tchouaméni is the fifth most expensive signing in the history of Real Madrid, who paid 80 million to Monaco for him in the summer of 2022. He was the fourth until Bellingham’s arrival. Despite his 21 years, the amount required a more immediate return.
The NBA game and Kroos’ support
The load increased with the march that same summer of Casemiro, anchor of Real Madrid. The Frenchman started his first year with a good feeling, motivated, like most, by the World Cup in Qatar. After this appointment he stagnated, to the point that Camavinga, with whom he should form a double pivot for the future, He overtook Kroos and Modric in accompanying him.
He was injured, missed the Super Cup and lost the favor of the stands along the way. While he was recovering and his team was fighting for a place in the Cup, he went to Paris to watch an NBA game. He was quick to apologize, but he had already taken a step back. Today no one doubts that, especially thanks to virtues such as recovery or energy, be a player with a potential value of 80 million. His disconnections at the ball’s exit detracted from his value.
Vinicius, Rudiger and Tchouaméni celebrate the latter’s winning goal in Las Palmas. / Real Madrid
All, despite the fact that Kroos, who is having one of his best seasons with Real Madrid, has enhanced his virtues. Because, as Carlo Ancelotti has tired of repeating, There is a Tchouaméni with Kroos and another without him. Despite this, his signing is set as an example in Europe. “We need a coach who can empower our young people like Real Madrid has done with Camavinga or Tchouaméni,” said Max Eberl, Bayern’s new general director.
The opportunity after Alaba’s injury
The Frenchman’s name appeared in Ancelotti’s press conference. “I have doubts about the couple that will form. Rüdiger returns, but Nacho is now available. He has the same opportunity as the others (Tchouaméni) to start. The key is that I have players with a lot of quality who have a vocation to learn,” said Carletto, who after Alaba’s injury in December sat Aurélien on the couch to convince him that he would be the center back.
As happened in the summer market with the figure of forward, Real Madrid made a virtue of necessity. He didn’t go to the market despite having Militao and Alaba as long-term injuries. Rüdiger also fell in combat temporarily and Nacho’s sanction forced to an unprecedented pairing in the axis of the defense formed by Tchouaméni and Carvajal. It was against Girona in a duel that practically decided the League, with 4-0 in favor of Real Madrid.
In the nine games in which the midfielder has played as a central defender at some point, Real Madrid has finished without conceding in up to seven. In total, three goals against, two against Valencia, where Tchouaméni experienced his worst moment as a center back. He accidentally fell on top of Diakhaby, who suffered a horrific injury. Such is the severity of it that medical specialists consider that the first thing is for him to walk comfortably again.
The drama with Diakhaby and Camavinga’s advice
Some reproached him for posting a message complaining about Gil Manzano’s performance rather than worrying about the Valencia player. However, in the run-up Carlo Ancelotti assured that Tchouaméni had spoken with him personally. “We have all been close to Mouctar. Injuries are quite frequent, but I think he will return well. We wish him the best,” said the Italian.
For his part, Camavinga spoke of Tchouaméni’s conversion, a process that he has already gone through: “I laugh a lot because I was in the same situation on the side.. “I always tell him that things start like this.” Aurélien’s process to become a defender began in October. His first game in this position was played on matchday 9, against Osasuna. To prepare used virtual reality glasses with which to adapt to the movements that this demarcation demands.
It has been practice that has allowed me to gain automatisms that, in contexts of fast matches like those proposed by RB Leipzig, are easier to put into practice. In the first leg against the German team he started hesitantly against very mobile attackers, but he ended up being the top man at the back, giving instructions and filling the void of a Nacho whom he has come to surpass in the rotation.
The fortuitous action in which Mouctar Diakhaby is injured after Tchouaméni falls on him. / Biel Aliño / EFE
From criticism to praise of the central Tchouaméni
Against Valencia, the captain ended up leaving at the end of the match. He was not part of the game due to discomfort that, according to Ancelotti, justified his starting substitution. However, Nacho’s downturn has coincided with the adaptation of a Tchouaméni who wins 76% of aerial duels and that he commits few mistakes. The insecurity of a position to which you are less accustomed makes you more focused. When he plays as a pivot he makes it more relaxed, also knowing that he shares a field with Kroos.
Behind him Rüdiger offers him this insurance, which has convinced him that being central is a great opportunity for him. As well as a way to combat opinions that claim that he is not a player for Real Madrid. “Tchouaméni deserves more bench than Modric. I still don’t know what he does well or what he excels at,” said Álvaro Benito, former soccer player and commentator on Movistar+. Some highly commented statements that the Frenchman has combated with the praise of those who know him, like the Spaniard. Robert Moreno. The former Spanish coach and current coach of Russian Sochi was the great supporter of his signing for Monaco in 2020.
“He has the conditions. You only have to look at Mascherano at Barça to know that he can become one of the best centre-backs at Real Madrid. For a footballer of his talent, physical and mental strength, playing further back almost makes things easier for himsince he sees all football in its face,” Moreno analyzed for ‘EFE’. And even Aurélien’s father, “who laughed a lot when he saw me as a center back against Osasuna,” sees his son as a useful defender. A forced convert, but one who has passed the infallible versatility test with flying colors and mental strength to know if one is actually qualified to wear the white shirt.
Aurelien Tchouameni, along with Rodrygo Goes and Vinicius Jr., in training prior to Real Madrid – RB Leipzig. / Europa Press
TECHNICAL SHEET | REAL MADRID – LEIPZIG
POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS:
Real Madrid: Monday; Carvajal, Rüdiger, Nacho/Chouamen, Mendy; Camavinga, Valverde, Cross, Bellingham; Rodrygo and Vinicius.
RB Leipzig: Gulacsi; Henrichs, Lukeba, Orban, Raum; Dani Olm, Haidara, Schlager, Simons; Openda and Sesko.
Referee: Davide Massa (ITA).
Estadio: Santiago Bernabeu.
Hour: 21.00/Movistar+ Champions League.
2024-03-06 06:58:02
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