This time, Kylian Mbappé is no longer the only one concerned. If the new Real Madrid striker is already starting to be the target of initial criticism for his silence in front of goal since he joined the Merengue club (no goals scored in the first three league games), the overall lack of performance of Carlo Ancelotti’s players has led observers to look at what was wrong elsewhere. And Aurélien Tchouaméni has been identified as a weak link in this start to the Madrid season.
This Friday, AS devoted one of his analyses to the former AS Monaco player. For the Spanish media, the French midfielder is not doing well. With figures to back it up, he also explained why he judged the player to be far from his usual standards. During the draw conceded on Thursday evening in Las Palmas (1-1), Aurélien Tchouaméni was not up to par, winning only 25% of his duels (two out of eight during the match). Considering that the Frenchman’s first half had been ” particularly calamitous “, the site noted that he had been dribbled past three times, ” a lot for a defensive midfielder “.
Internal concern
But he also noted that Aurélien Tchouaméni had been less good at recovering than Valverde or Modric, the latter even coming off in the sixty-fourth minute of play. And AS to slip in a little somewhat alarming information by adding that ” The case is already causing concern behind closed doors “Like the entire team, Tchouaméni is orphaned by Toni Kroos, who retired at the beginning of the summer and who left an abysmal void in midfield.
The problem for the French defensive midfielder is that he can’t do everything either. In an attempt to fill this famous void, he was moved forward a little by Carlo Ancelotti, but for the moment, it’s not working. Should he then be repositioned in a more defensive role? This may be one of the best solutions, but Ancelotti will have to find the recipe to balance the midfield line. For the moment, Real is feeling his way and AS delivered his final judgment: “ It’s a bad Madrid, but also a bad Aurelian. »
