Good things come to those who wait for.
Snatched from Rennes for around thirty million euros last summer, Eduardo Camavinga had a promising start in the colors of Real Madrid.
After a victory against Inter at the start of the season, Carlo Ancelotti said this of the young (19) French international midfielder (6 caps, 1 goal), a match in which he had also delivered a decisive pass (victory 1 -0): “
He has the qualities to play for Real, that's why we recruited him.
He is still very young but he has a lot of talent.
We must be patient with him, in order to help him progress properly.
He is already doing great things because he is very talented.
He needs to improve defensively, but he will in the future.
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Except that by not playing or playing little (1120 minutes this season), Camavinga does not often have the opportunity to show any progress… After having groped around a bit, Ancelotti has put in place an eleven to which he brings the least possible changes, especially in the midfield, around the trio Modric / Kroos / Casemiro, "
the best midfielder in the world
" as he explained a few weeks ago in the columns of
AS
.
"
When the three of them are together, no one can compare to them
," he added.
“It's an important element for us, right now but also and above all for the future. »
Carlo Ancelotti
Under these conditions, Camavinga "
takes his troubles patiently and works
", as his entourage indicated to
L'Équipe
at the end of the year .
And this even if other circles manage to grab more playing time than him, like Fede Valverde, and sometimes you have to swallow a few snakes, like in February, when Camavinga was replaced at halftime against Granada.
This had led to an outpouring of outrage in Spain as the Angola native didn't look ridiculous or the least inspired on the meadow that day.
Such is the life of a young player in Madrid, as promising as he is … “
It is an important element for us, now but also and above all for the future
”, said the ex-coach of PSG in December .
So much so that one can wonder if the interested party will not end up finding the long time before this “
future
” arrives.
Especially since certain rumors regularly evoke an interest from Real Madrid for players like Fabian Ruiz (Naples), Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) or Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
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In the meantime, Eduardo Camavinga is one of Real's patients, of those players who have to wait their turn, like Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic, Isco, Mariano Diaz or Dani Ceballos and a few others.
"
These youngsters, like Camavinga, Valverde and others, need to know what they have in front of them, which are the ones we mentioned earlier: Modric, Kroos and Casemiro.
They are competing against the best in the world and they have to assess and understand that in the future they will be the ones who will play.
Camavinga has immense quality and strength but he needs to learn and gain experience and knowledge for the position he is playing in.
He doesn't have it yet, but he's only 19!
Every day he trains alongside Modric, Kroos or Casemiro is a chance for him.
I'm sure he learns more from what he sees his teammates doing in training than from what I tell him!
“Said Carlo Ancelotti for
AS
.
Casemiro suspended, Kroos uncertain
Which Ancelotti will however have to review his plans this Wednesday (9 p.m.), against PSG, in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Real Madrid will indeed be deprived of Casemiro (suspended), and perhaps also of Toni Kroos (thigh).
And Camavinga remembered the good memories of his coach at the best of times by performing a full match on Saturday, against Real Sociedad (4-1), in La Liga.
A full match and a magnificent goal, a shot from 25 meters into the skylight synonymous with equalization.
His second achievement in the colors of the club to 13 coronations in the Champions League, European record.
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“
He is a young player but has qualities.
He knows very well the importance he has in this team.
I have discussed this with him for the past few weeks.
I think his place is rather next to Casemiro rather than in place of Casemiro, but he can do both, without problem.
His football is a football of quality and energy.
And quality in his shot from afar, as we could see with this very fine goal
," Ancelotti said on Saturday, adding on Tuesday, D-1 of this shock against Paris, that the Frenchman is "
in a very good passage of his season.
He can play (this Wednesday) or enter during the match
.
“He has personality, he is strong, he is not afraid. »
Luka Modric
Former Ballon d'Or, Luka Modric, he is full of praise for his young and brilliant teammate: “
He had a great game on Saturday.
He is still young.
He must continue like this and be patient.
“And the classy Croatian midfielder adds:”
He has personality, he is strong, he is not afraid.
We are there to help him, to advise him.
In view of what he does in training, his match on Saturday is in any case not due to chance... I see him improving every day.
He has a great future ahead of him, he will be an important part of Real in the future.
»
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One thing is certain: Camavinga would not land in the unknown against PSG, he who had performed an XXL performance against the Parisians... at only 16 years old, he who had long believed he could be part of the France group for the Euro l' last summer before being shunned by Didier Deschamps.
Remembering the appearance of the first leg in Paris (1-0), the Madrid midfielder would in any case need a big boost of energy, with more quality in the ball coming out.
That's good, it's exactly the register of the ex-Rennes...
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