Even though Real Madrid is ranked at the top of the La Liga rankings, president Florentino Perez is still unhappy with the performance of some players. He even named three names that did not meet expectations, namely Rodrygo, Ferland Mendy and Aurelien Tchouameni.
Last weekend, Real had to struggle quite a bit to win against Valencia with a score of 2-1. This was the match in which the “White Vultures” had to play without players because striker Vinicius received a red card. In a difficult situation, they had to rely on two late goals from Modric and Rodrygo to leave with all 3 points.
According to Fichajes newspaper, President Perez recently went into the team’s dressing room to analyze the situation and asked three players to try harder, including Rodrygo, Mendy and Tchouameni.
Among these, left-back Mendy is probably under the most pressure because he only has a few months left on his contract with the Spanish Royal team.
Tchouameni is a midfielder but is playing as a centre-back
Recently, there was information that Real’s Board of Directors speedy left winger Alphonso Davies is very interested in Bayern’s . The above move puts Mendy’s future into big question.
For his part, Mendy’s French compatriot Tchouameni also disappointed the “white house” boss. During the period when Real’s defense was swept by an injury storm, coach Carlo Ancelotti was forced to pull Tchouameni down to play as a central defender, even though his preferred position is central midfielder.
Meanwhile, midfielder Rodrygo has only scored 5 goals and contributed 4 assists in 21 appearances since the beginning of the season.
The move of two rookie strikers Kylian Mbappe and Endrick to the Bernabeu, combined with the progress of Arda Guler, makes Rodrygo’s position no longer as secure as in previous seasons.