After the slap against Arsenal, Courtois s’en takes to two teammates : « C’were… ».

After the heavy defeat of Real Madrid against Arsenal (3-0), Thibaut Courtois did not chew his words. Without naming them, the Belgian goalkeeper clearly pointed to the avoidable mistakes of David Alaba and Eduardo Camavinga, responsible for the two free kicks converted by Declan Rice.

Real Madrid had a nightmarish evening at’Emirates Stadium. Beaten 3-0 in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League, the Madrilenians sank in the second period. And in this collective fall, two faults triggered everything. The first, signed David Alaba, on an untenable Bukayo Saka, offered to Declan Rice a free-kick full axis. Result : right missile, reentrant post, Courtois beaten. Rebelote in the 70th minute, when Eduardo Camavinga, also overtaken by the vivacity of Saka, commits an almost identical fault. And Rice, in a state of grace, punishes a second time.

Courtois explodes after the match

In the corridors of’Emirates, Thibaut Courtois is not asked to deliver his analysis. « In the second half we forgot how to play good football », he let go, in a chilly tone. « Rice’s goals came from unnecessary mistakes. Maybe we shouldn’t have committed them. ». C’is a clear message. Without naming names, the guardian clearly designates the faults of’Alaba and Camavinga as the triggers of the debacle. A rare media outlet at the Belgian doorman, generally measured, but visibly exhausted after this humiliation.

Critics of Courtois do not fall from the sky. For several weeks, the Madrid defense shows signs of fever, and the unease around the choices of Carlo Ancelotti begins to spread. The fact that Courtois, a respected executive, speaks out to publicly expose internal errors isa sign of’a profound malaise.

Some players, like Jude Bellingham and Camavinga, were already showing their frustration during the game. The dressing room looks fractured, and the pressure on Ancelotti grows. Declan Rice, on the other hand, delivered a simple but revealing analysis. « J’ai saw the position of the wall, the position of Courtois… and j’i decided to go. The first, j’ais going to center it, then j’ai changed. And the second, I’a had the confidence. ». Two mistakes. Two inspirations. Two goals. And a Real on his knees. When the guard begins to point the finger at his defense, it’is that the fire smoulders in the dressing room. Thibaut Courtois fired a salvo. It remains to be seen whether she will awaken her teammates or whether she signs the start of’a deeper break at Real Madrid.