Real Madrid’s season is far from being what the club’s management and supporters expected. No major trophy for the second year in a row, but above all a state of maximum tension which means that the slightest spark can cause a real fire. Latest episode to date, Wednesday, with an altercation involving Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde.
The sequence was narrated by Marca. According to the Spanish media, a very lively exchange took place between the Frenchman and the Uruguayan. In question, a tackle by Tchouaméni on Valverde. Several players had to separate the two protagonists who were facing each other. At the time, the matter calmed down. But the verbal exchange resumed with a vengeance once back in the locker room.
This Thursday, and again according to Marca, the incident was described as “very serious” internally, by several members of the team. Federico Valverde was even taken to hospital. Real Madrid reacted immediately by calling an emergency meeting in the locker room, just after the altercation. Florentino Perez’s trusted man and number 2 of the Madrid club, José Ángel Sánchez was present.
Real Madrid, a locker room under tension
The players did not leave the training center to attend this meeting. This new episode is yet another example of the advanced state of disrepair of the cohesion of the Madrid locker room at the end of a sometimes chaotic season. While the arrival of Xabi Alonso on the bench last summer was supposed to be the start of a new project, everything fell through after a few months when Florentino Perez fired his trainer.
The arrival of Alvaro Arbeloa only made the situation worse. Apparently incapable of maintaining his locker room, according to AS, the former player alienated several players, including Dani Carvajal and Dani Ceballos and even Raul Asencio. But the players also have their share of responsibility. This summer, Real Madrid must not make a mistake in their choices. In the meantime, he must manage his locker room as best he can.
