José Mourinho has work to do. Whether it’s him or someone else, we’ll have to roll up our sleeves to get Real Madrid back on track. Beyond the sporting aspect, the next Casa Blanca coach will have to restore order in a locker room where chaos reigns. But also the KO. Yesterday, Aurélien Tchouameni and Fede Valverde played a second round after a first altercation in training on Wednesday following a strong tackle by the Uruguayan on the Frenchman. Yesterday, Valverde, who is vice-captain of the club remember, did not come down. He refused to shake hands with the French international, whom he accused of having leaked information to the press following their first clash. What the former Monaco player denied. But the Uruguayan did not give up one step in training.
The tension continued to build and eventually it came to a head. Punch, slap or simple incident, Valverde ended up in hospital and with three stitches. Real Madrid intervened to calm everyone down during a crisis meeting and announced the opening of disciplinary proceedings against the two players concerned. In the evening, the Uruguayan midfielder apologized in a long, rather shaky press release when explaining the reasons for his injury. He denied having been hit by Tchouameni. For his part, the Frenchman remained silent. But a journalist fromEl Chiringuito indicated that the player, who is described as a calm player in the group, was very affected after these incidents with his teammate. This is where we were last night.
The locker room has chosen its side
This Friday morning, new revelations were made on this hot topic. On the set of El Chiringuito, a journalist indicated: “Tchouameni was rather patient with Valverde, whose training was very lousy.” The Uruguayan’s attitude was singled out by Real Madrid. Onda Cero noted : “What those who were at Valdebebas think is that the one who crossed a red line was Valverde.” Miguel Serrano, a journalist on Iberian radio, added: “for me, there is a clear culprit which is Valverde… I am told of three interventions by Valverde on Tchouameni to cause harm.” The feeling is the same among the locker room, which has chosen its side in this matter.
One member told A.S. : “he really went hard… We expected it (…) It’s very serious; but there are also other things that happened that are not known.” He concluded by adding: “It’s really sad, I hope it (the season, editor’s note) ends as quickly as possible.” On the side of the Cadena SERAnton Meana said: “Many of Fede’s teammates think he went too far with Tchouameni. They consider that the Uruguayan’s behavior towards the Frenchman in training was excessive. The players don’t justify anything, but they explain what happened. Part of the locker room told us they were extremely disappointed with Valverde. » On the management side, we confessed after the first incident. “It’s football”. What is certain is that there will be a before and after between the Frenchman, who criticizes his teammate for his behavior with Xabi Alonso, and the Uruguayan, who accuses him of being a mole. A player who has Arbeloa on his side. Atmosphere.
