Real Madrid has once again foundered. As during the first Classico played last October in La Liga, the Merengue were unable to contain Barça’s offensive strike force. Kylian Mbappé may have opened the score, but the rest of the match was one-sided and the Blaugrana finally won 5-2 on the pitch at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah.
For Carlo Ancelotti, the former Parisian is also the only Merengue player to have escaped the shipwreck. “This evening, I remember nothing except Mbappé’s match. He had a very good match, he scored,” said the Madrid coach after the match, adding scathingly: “As for the rest, we must forget everything and move forward. » The Italian technician particularly targeted his defense.
Aurélien Tchouameni, “this is no longer acceptable”
“We defended poorly, whether in high pressing or low blocking. This allowed them to score too easily,” he lamented. And the Italian technician is not the only one to have pointed the finger at Real’s defense. The same was true of the Spanish press and one man was particularly targeted: Aurélien Tchouameni.
“Outclassed, he lived a nightmare against Raphinha”,
wrote Marca after giving him a 4, the worst rating of all Madrid players. And AS is even more severe.
“For me, Tchouaméni is a burden. It’s not that he’s not up to the task, it’s that he’s a drag. Ancelotti will have no choice but to address the problem of defense. He can’t continue to rely on him,” said the famous journalist Tomas Roncero, insisting on no longer seeing him in central defense: “Tchouaméni, never again. Tchouaméni as a defender, this is no longer acceptable. The Frenchman has still not understood all the secrets of the position. He is poorly placed, slow in the defensive withdrawal and he is not even capable of blocking opposing shots.
