“A ball”, “outclassed”… the Spanish press destroys Tchouaméni

In the aftermath of Real Madrid’s debacle against Barça in the Spanish Super Cup final, Aurélien Tchouaméni is one of the players most criticized by the Spanish media who no longer want to see him help out in central defense.

Another shipwreck. As in La Liga, Real Madrid was swept aside by its rival, FC Barcelona on Sunday evening in the final of the Spanish Super Cup (5-2). If Kylian Mbappé scored a sumptuous goal, no Merengue player was up to the task in Jeddah. And especially not Aurélien Tchouaméni. Positioned in central defense due to the absences of Militao and Alaba, the former Monaco player appeared very feverish like the 5th Catalan goal on which he was easily eliminated by Raphinha. “An ordeal” sums up Marca. The French international received a 4/10 from the Madrid media. “Outclassed, he experienced a nightmare against Raphinha”, notes the Spanish daily which recalls that the Frenchman “ended his bad match with a yellow card” before being replaced at the hour mark by Luka Modric.

“Tchouaméni as a defender, this is no longer acceptable”

Severe, AS is even more severe than its competitor. In his editorial, journalist Tomas Roncero trashes the French international (38 caps), preferring the young Raul Asencio (21 years old): “For me, Tchouaméni is a ball. It’s not that he’s not at the height, is that he is a ball and chain. Ancelotti will have no other choice but to look at the problem of defense. He cannot continue to rely on him. And Roncero continued: “Tchouaméni, never again. Tchouaméni as a defender, it 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 does not is not even capable of blocking the enemy’s shots.”