Aurélien Tchouameni was the big absentee from the first meeting of the Zidane version of the Blues. But according to the French coach, this absence was only due to the injury which handicapped the Madrid midfielder at the start of the season. “ Aurélien is a player who was arrested for almost two months, he has 180 minutes, explained the new coach. For his recovery process, it was best for him to stay in Madrid, to continue preparing. »
But for many observers, the former Monegasque lost big during this international break. Consequence of the very accomplished services delivered by Lucas da Cunha in his sentry post. And the status of the native of Rouen appears all the more threatened as he comes out of a very average World Cup, which he readily admits. But the person concerned has a good excuse according to him: the ankle injury with which he had to deal during the World Cup.
“At the end of the third or fourth match, and even a little before, I had pain, he revealed on France 24. Obviously, it is. t a World Cup so we try to put everything in place to be as efficient as possible on the pitch. I took risks that I might not have taken if it were at another time, but I don’t regret anything. »
“There are no regrets about that.”
“The players understand that sometimes there are circumstances that require you to give your all. And that’s it, I paid the price later, but it’s part of my story and there are no regrets about that.”he continued, adding about his failed performance against the Spain of Rodri, Fabian Ruiz and Dani Olmo: “No, obviously, it was not the real Aurélien Tchouaméni. »
“But this is the first time this has happened and it’s not the last time. There are plenty of moments in a competition where we discuss with the medical staff and the technical staff in place, you have to do something to be on the pitch, so that’s what I did.” he insisted, wanting to be optimistic for the future: “At 26, this is the time in general when players start to understand the game better and better. There is a new coach who is there, who is doing a very good job, and any player with ambition aspires to be in the France team. It’s like everything in life, if you perform well, it will happen. »
