David Alaba could not have fallen better in Madrid. It reached cost 0, (although the commissions of its representative were not cheap …) leaving behind a Bayern Munich where he had managed to win everything. The truth is that Alaba has played the vast majority of his career as a left-back, where he is a true top player, but thanks to his versatility, at Bayern he ended up being seen as a center-back due to the demands that the Bavarians had behind.
The signing by Madrid from the point of view when planning a squad is luxurious. A player who can act as a central, as a winger, as a defensive pivot even on one side. The problem comes in that, as we have said before, where he is a top player he is a winger and in the few minutes he has there. We just have to remember Madrid’s game against Rayo Vallecano and see the ball that Alaba put from the side to Karim between the small area and the penalty spot to make it 2-0, a ball within the reach of very few.
The reality is that after the departures of Ramos and Varane, Madrid have not planned their defense well. Militao, Alaba, Nacho and Vallejo as centrals. We have seen how Nacho cannot be given responsibilities, as soon as he has to assume the role of head of an entire Madrid, he has not performed as expected.
The question is: What if Alaba’s injury to the Sheriff was serious? As we have learned, he is expected for the game against Sevilla. The luck of Madrid is that we are in November. But what if this happens in March? When Madrid plays the season. Nowadays, Alaba has a fundamental role, he is the leader of the defense: in charge of the ball delivery, in charge of leading the pressure of the team, in charge of being the central marker, since Militao as we are seeing is the one who corrects in the most shares.
His signing is a success, possibly one of Madrid’s best in the last ten years. The problem does not come from him, but from a wrong management of the staff and the minutes. As it happens in midfield, if Ancelotti continues to play with Casemiro, Kroos and Modric by decree, the team will reach the final stretch of the season drowned.
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