CORNERFLICK
international
International
UEFA Nations League
Nation
RM
Club
FC
League
// the read
The shape of him
Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.
// the equation
vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
// the x-factor
The job
The engine of the side.
Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
26Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×2
club
Club
UEFA Super Cup
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
La Liga
Super Cup
Copa del Rey
UEFA Champions League
// the closing word
Aurélien Tchouaméni.France · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
FRAMidfielderReal Madrid