2023-05-20 10:36:35
The thrashed at the Etihad It hides, in reality, something that, due to being late, was no less expected. A is Real Madrid passed the expiration date. Without taking away an iota of merit or brilliance, it is time to put on the table the deficiencies of an unbalanced squad that has performed above its possibilities thanks to the management of the coach, Carlo Ancelotti, in the last two seasons. And when it comes to analyzing that immediate future, it is best to do it by lines and by names, starting with the bench.
Ancelotti has the floor
Carlo Ancelotti has one more year on his contract. He knows it and Florentino Pérez knows it, who fifteen days ago, after winning the Cup (always after winning titles) warned that There is no better coach for Madrid. But the reality is that there are doubts about the continuity of the Italian. And there are because after the draw against Atlético that meant the final goodbye to the League and the defeat in the first leg of the Cup semifinals with Barça at the Bernabéu, the president probed the situation of Mauricio Pochettino, coach who has always wanted to sign for Madrid. But Carletto has straightened the course and Pochettino has committed to Chelsea.
So the problem now would be choosing a replacement for Carlo. The names of Zinedine Zidane, who is free and would return for sure, and that of a Jose Mourinho that Florentino likes to rebuild the squad and get the most out of it. Among the ‘outsiders’ are Xabi Alonso (his great season at Bayer Leverkusen), a Raúl who will leave Castilla to train abroad, and a Alvaro Arbeloa who is insistently promoted from within the White House, but Florentino is not convinced. The reality is that unless Carletto decides to go to direct to BrazilToday, the Italian is the man who will lead Real Madrid next season, even though the president is bored by always seeing the same face on the bench.
Reinforcements for the sides
Madrid has serious structural problems behind. The full-backs are indented, as demonstrated in Manchester. On the right Dani Carvajal He has already played his best games and Lucas Vazquez It is an emergency solution that complies in the League, but in demanding matches its deficiencies are noticeable. On the left, Ferland Mendy He has been injured for half a season now Nacho, Ancelotti does not give him opportunities even though every time he comes out he fulfills more than enough. It should be remembered the game he played at Anfield annulling Salah after supplying the injured david praises.
The Austrian doesn’t measure up defensively, neither as a winger nor as a centre-back. He provides a start and has a hierarchy, but he suffers defending and does not finish commanding the line. The match against City is a good example. He did not help as he should Eduardo Camavinga and messed up Éder Militao. The Brazilian needs an alpha male with him, someone to talk to him and order him. And in that Nacho is the defender with the most personality on the team. Antonio Ruediger He is a physical center back, with a lot of commitment and a high degree of concentration, but he does not have the quality to take it out from behind. The whites will sign a winger and if Nacho leaves they should hire another central defender. jesus vallejo y Alvaro Odriozola they have a residual role. Among the full-backs that Madrid has probed appear Alphonso Davies y Reece James.
Bellingham and the doubt of Ceballos
Toni Kroos y Luke Modric They are going to renew another year, but their role must change. They should select efforts better and not play rank matches together because that penalizes the team, as happened against City. Camavinga must play in his position, that of 5, where his physical exuberance allows him to shine and balance the team. He has exploded this year and should become the Casemiro of the next decade. Aurelien Tchouameni has suffered a worrying downturn after the World Cup, but due to his youth and inexperience He will have a period of adaptation because Madrid needs him.
Daniel Ceballos it is more outside than inside. He seemed to take a leading role in the middle of the season, but when the big games have come he has disappeared from the team. He has little chance of renewing because he is getting Isco’s face. There will be signings, such as Jude Bellingham, who will assume the role of creator in the midfield, and it is not ruled out that another one will arrive. He has made himself an offer of 30 million for Gabriel Veigabut with the idea of giving it up to a team that plays in Europe and getting it back the following season, after the final departure of Kroos and Modric.
Mbappé’s sit-in continues kicking
The most abandoned post in a long time. Between the sit-in of Kylian Mbappé, the majestic previous year of a Benzema who never wanted to be signed by a substitute, and the continuity of the most unproductive footballer in the history of Real Madrid (Mariano), the forward is a wasteland. The only reference is Karim Benzema, who has been known to recycle himself into a goalscorer without losing his essence, but who, at 35, no longer offers the necessary benefits. This year he has scored 30 goals, but he has not appeared when the team needed him the most.
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