Minute 65 of Bayern-Real Madrid. The fourth referee raises the board with number 6 on it. Nacho Fernández (34 years old) He was the first player replaced by Carlo Ancelotti. Camavinga came in his place, although his place in the center of the defense would be occupied by Tchouameni. He, who already smelled it, did not take long to start the race towards the band as soon as the change was announced. The team was losing 2-1 and there was no time to waste. But the youth squad’s know-how hides a different reality.
In Munich he saw again how your status in the team is different from what you would like. When the weight of the shirt was most noticeable and Ancelotti needed his best men, He changed the youth squad without his hand shaking. His ownership was due to a tactical issue – the coaching staff wanted a more defensive team – and he had a great first half. But that wasn’t enough for him to last the entire match. Another ‘ugly’ that made his relationship with the coach a little more strained.
The injuries to Militao in August and Alaba in December gave him the title. A great opportunity to show off one of your last years in white and with renewal on the table. But he arrived at a bad time. His poor form caused the confidence in him on the part of the coaching staff to crack. The one who always complied stopped doing so. In turn, the youth player felt singled out and He saw how Tchouameni went from being an emergency center to taking his position.
It all started against him Valencia in Mestalla. After three starts for Nacho, Ancelotti left him on the bench to bet on the Frenchman. It was the first time and it didn’t sit well with the man from Madrid. Two weeks later, against Osasuna at the Bernabéu, Tchouameni repeated with Rüdiger. And also against him Manchester City again at home, in the most important game of the course. She had grasped and accepted the message, not without frustration at seeing that she was not counting on him. Thus, the return against the English served as vindication.
This, among other reasons, have led him to make the decision to leave at the end of the season. He is happy in Madrid, the city of his loves, and in the club where he has been for 23 years and currently wears the captain’s armband. But he keeps his competitiveness intact and it hurts when he doesn’t play. What was said: It’s not just about sports. There is also personal and family reflection to try new challenges.
In any case, wants to leave through the front door. With LaLiga in our pocket, the challenge remains of winning the Champions League. If he achieves it, he would equal Gento with six continental trophies and would be placed as the white player with the most titles in history along with his teammate Modric, both with 26. Only with the local team would they equal Marcelo and Benzema at the top of the list. A culmination of a career for the memory of a youth player who feels more about Real Madrid than anyone else and who, playing or not playing, will do his bit to lift the two titles that remain at stake.
