Eduardo Camavinga is amused to see Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid, line up Aurélien Tchouameni in central defense.
Can Aurélien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga play together in midfield? The question was asked to the former Stade Rennais player on Tuesday at a press conference, on the eve of the Champions League round of 16 second leg between Real Madrid and Leipzig. And his response was unequivocal: ” Of course ! » But for several weeks, Carlo Ancelotti has had another plan in mind for his teammate in the France team.
Faced with numerous absences in defense, with the knee injuries of David Alaba and Eder Militao, to which are sometimes added the suspensions and problems of Antonio Rüdiger, Dani Carvajal or Ferland Mendy, the Madrid coach had to withdraw the former -Monegasque up a notch. During the victory against Girona (4-0), on February 10, Aurélien Tchouameni was aligned as a central hinge. And it went pretty well.
Deschamps tempted by the experience?
A successful repair which convinced Carlo Ancelotti to extend his stay behind. Thus, in the last five matches at the White House, the defensive midfielder has started four times in defense. It was only against Sevilla FC (1-0), on February 25, that he found his place in the midfield because Antonio Rüdiger and Nacho Fernandez were fit. Enough to amuse Eduardo Camavinga, who knows this situation well having experienced it last year.
“Tchouameni made fun of me last season when I played on the wing. Now it’s my turn to make fun of him! », he said, all smiles. “Cama” had even been so convincing as a left-back that Didier Deschamps had sometimes used him in this position with the Blues. Will he do the same with Aurélien Tchouameni during the next gathering, which will see the Tricolores face Germany and Chile in friendly matches?
