The worse Real Madrid beat the better Barcelona in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup. Why the worst Madrid? Firstly due to the lack of a Leader. Alaba’s loss was noticeable, and it wasn’t because Nacho played a bad game, but because it conditioned the entire approach of Ancelotti’s team, who had to fall back throughout the match after taking the lead. Without him, Madrid loses that spirit of being Madrid, and without him, Militao is less Militao.
The second point to take into account is the center of the field of the white team, the glorious CMK begins to give the first signs of tiredness due to low turnover. It is true that there is no one in the team that resembles the profile of any of the three, but Ancelotti has to know how to manage his cards. Can not be that a physical player like Camavinga, jump onto the field in the 110th minute and that Kroos, who barely appeared in the game, came out with his tongue hanging out. Nor can it be that Real Madrid depends on a 36-year-old player like Luka Modric to make the team work.
Today Carlo has 15 footballers, the 11 starters, with Carvajal with his comings and goings as he is always injured, (now positive for Covid), so Lucas always has to be there. Nacho as a patch for the defense, and Valverde, Camavinga and Asensio or Rodrygo, depending on who is the starter. Real Madrid does not have a clear and defined “B” unit like other years, and Ancelotti does not trust what he has on the bench, furthermore, the changes this year in Madrid tend to come late and badly.
Depending on the situation in La Liga, Madrid can take it over, and even more so when Sevilla start playing the Europa League on Thursdays. In the Cup they can win as they are the best team in Spain, but in the Champions League… The blow could be interesting if this is not corrected. If the team finishes burning, Real Madrid will swim to drown on the shore in Europe.
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