Aurélien Tchouaméni previews Lille - Real madrid
01/10/2024
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Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France
01/10/2024
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Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France
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00:00Good afternoon, welcome. We are going to start the press conference, please remember, we ask a question for intervention and before that you have to identify yourself with your name and the one in the middle.
00:19Hello Aurelian, good afternoon, Victorio Calero for Real Madrid TV. You know well the opponent of tomorrow because of your past here in France. What game do you expect Real Madrid to play against Lille? What are their main dangers for you? Thank you.
00:49Hello Aurelian, Abraham Romero, El Mundo. After the cross, the team plays a little differently, you have more responsibility, also Bellingham and Fede Valverde.
01:17I wanted to ask you, how do you manage that pressure of having more responsibility in the team's game, in the construction of the team and in the attack of the team and how have you managed that on a personal level?
01:47How do you manage that pressure of having more responsibility in the team, in the construction of the team and how have you managed that on a personal level?
02:02How do you manage that pressure of having more responsibility in the team, in the construction of the team and how have you managed that on a personal level?
02:27I think the coach is a very important person for me. We talk all the time about what I have to do on the pitch and I think we have to do the right things but in the end a player like Chelochi is a pleasure to work with because he helps me a lot with the ball, without the ball and we are improving.
02:57Hi Aurelien, Félix Enfourche for RTL. We were all very surprised to see that Kylian Mbappé was in the group because we thought he was injured for several weeks. Did you talk to him about it? Do you know how he feels? I don't know if he will play or start tomorrow, you won't tell us. Do you have those feelings?
03:16I know we are not here to talk about the French team but if you have just a few words to say about Antoine Griezmann's decision, how does it inspire you to stop the French team?
03:26For the first question, yes, Kylian Mbappé was injured. I don't remember which game it was, maybe it was against Alaves if I'm not mistaken. We hope he will come back as soon as possible because he is a very important player for us.
03:43I don't know if it will be tomorrow or not. If I knew it, I wouldn't say it today. We are all waiting for his return.
03:52For the second question, yes, Antoine Griezmann was injured. We are all waiting for his return. I don't know if he will come back as soon as possible because he is a very important player for us.
04:09I don't know if he will come back as soon as possible because he is a very important player for us.
04:22Hi, how are you? Juanma Sánchez from Radio Nacional. In the last break of the season, you had some problems with your left foot like last season. I wanted to know how you are now and when we will see your best version of the injury. Thank you.
04:40About the first question, I feel better little by little. Last year I had problems with my left foot but with the doctors we have done a spectacular job to help me come back.
05:02Now I don't have any pain so I will continue to do everything to help my team as much as possible.
05:12Hi Aurelian, Guillermo Rai for The Athletic. I would like to ask you because you have been here in Real Madrid for more than two years. What things have you improved in terms of the game? What aspects of the game do you think you have improved? And what do you need to improve to get what my teammate has asked you, your best version? Thank you.
05:33We have to understand that in the end, in a team, we cannot do everything. There is a coach's plan. There are players with many qualities here in the team but sometimes we have to understand our responsibility and we have to do what is best for the team.
05:58It may not be the best for me but the most important thing for me is to help my team in front of the defence, help with the recoveries, interceptions and also with the ball, with more assists, more goals.
06:18But as I said, a team like Real Madrid, if you play, it is because you have qualities. There are no gifts here. That is the only thing I can say.
06:32Many of your teammates are nominated for the Ballon d'Or, which will be given away at the end of October. I would like to know if for you, Vinicius Junior, you deserve it, if you have won it. Thank you.
06:50Yes, of course. With the season he has had, I am sure he deserves it. We will see. But I think Vinicius has many good chances of winning the Ballon d'Or.
07:20You are part of this club. Coming back to France, is it something special or is it normal when you are in a club like Real Madrid?
07:30No, it is not normal. If I am not mistaken, it is the first time I come back to France with Real Madrid's jersey. It is a pleasure and a pride to come back here and to be able to wear the jersey of the best club in the world.
07:44Tomorrow, I think it will be a party for the people of Lille, for France but also for the fans of Real Madrid. We hope it will be a great match.
07:59I would like to ask you about what happened on Sunday in the Metropolitano. There were incidents that have been seen in recent years, almost more in France, in Alicante, than in Spain.
08:12I would like to ask you what you thought when you saw the rain of objects, when the match was suspended. And a curiosity, why in the summer did you decide to change from Dorsal on the 18th to the 14th?
08:23Regarding the first question, I want to say that it is not a good thing for the image of football. It can happen in Spain, in France, in Brazil, in the whole world.
08:38We have to end this problem because there are a lot of people, there are children who watch the matches on television or in the stadium.
08:48I think these people just want to enjoy the show, the football, the sport. So we have to end this kind of problem because it is not a good thing.
08:59The second question, there was the number 8 of Toni, but it was the number of Fede. And for me the number 14 means a lot because it was also my first number with the French team.
09:29I would like to ask you, do you feel that the criticisms are unfair with you? The criticisms that you receive from the Spanish press, that they say you play badly, that you don't recover.
09:40That I play badly?
09:42Yes, well, they say it's been two years, there are some who say it's been two years and that you haven't performed as expected.
09:49Do you think that Casemiro's shadow is very long or do you directly think about other things?
09:54No, I'm very calm. For me, I know that as a sportsman, whether you do good or bad things, the people, the press, will talk.
10:05The most important thing for me is to help my team win titles, matches and do the maximum and above all do what the coach asks me to do.
10:14Because it's the most important thing. If, as a player, you listen to the press too much, you're going to go crazy. So no, I'm calm.
10:25The most important thing is to win matches, play and enjoy playing for Real Madrid.
10:30Good evening, Aurélien, Lena Mounier for France Télévision. I have a question about the calendar. You have more and more matches to play. Some players even talk about going on strike. What is your opinion on this issue?
10:46I gave my opinion a year ago. I was hit by someone you know very well. But I think the problem is still the same.
10:56It's good to talk about it, but everyone needs to get together, the football institutions need to get together to have a common decision.
11:04I think the main players of the game are the players. We need to discuss together, maybe with a union or something, to have more strength.
11:15Because if everyone speaks on their side, nothing will change. But I think you, like me, know that there are more and more matches, more and more serious injuries.
11:25Also for the fans, when they watch a match and see that the most important players of the team are injured, I don't think they care more. We just need to find a common solution.
11:35Two last questions.
11:41Hello, Aurélien, this is Lassana Kamara from Africa Foot United. You have been playing for Real Madrid for two years now. What have you learned from these players that will allow you to go on strike?
11:55I think what characterizes them the most is the calm with the ball. These are players who always know what they are going to do before receiving the ball.
12:04So I think it's one of the things I can learn the most from them.
12:10Last question.
12:13I know you have already spoken about Lille in Spanish, but what can you tell us in French about this team, your opponent tomorrow?
12:19As I said, I will do the translation in French. A very good coach, Bruno de Genesio, who continues to do very good things in the French league with a very good team.
12:33As I said, there are two very good players. Jonathan David, against whom I had the opportunity to play several times, who also scored a lot of goals in Ligue 1.
12:40The goalkeeper, who is a very high-level goalkeeper, who has a bright future. I think it's a solid team that will inevitably cause us problems because it is the Champions League and we know that all teams have qualities. So we will have to be ready.