Almost nine months before the World Cup final Qatar 2022 at Lusail Stadium, where the Argentine National Team became world champion against France, Aurelien Tchouameni He remembered with great pain that right hand from the twelve steps that went near the right post of the Dibu Martinez in the definition by penalties. The wheel of the Real Madrid He also talked about the possibility of having Kylian Mbappe as a teammate at club level.
«The World Cup… before even digesting the missed penalty, you had to digest the defeat. It was a failure for me and for the team. The missed penalty is necessarily heavy, but with my environment and especially with the return to Madrid, that allows us to try to move on to something else as quickly as possible. They are tests of life, I think about it and I will always think, but it is something that has forged me and makes me stronger today». commented the midfielder in a note with Agence France-Presse.
“Obviously it was a possibility. Many things can happen in football. All the teams in the world want him. Today he is at PSG, we are not going to talk about that anymore. Have a good season. We are very happy with what we have today,” said the Frenchman, referring to the chance that there was Mbappe to sign for Merengue.
In this line, Aurélien also spoke about his present in the Spanish team: «Last season was very enriching for me, since in the end, I took stock of the aspects that I could improve. That allowed me to put together a program this summer and it’s working well at the start of the season. I try to respond to the coach’s instructions. I have adapted well to the position of 6, I am enjoying it.
Finally, the soccer player beat the Olympics that will take place in the French capital next year. «Every athlete dreams of playing in the Olympic Games, it does not depend only on me, since there are only three places (for players over 23 years old) and the clubs sometimes block them too. There is a lot of work in Paris. It will be a great celebration for the whole country,” he said.
