Real Madrid receives Osasuna today, fifth in the League, with the need to win and end a negative streak of two defeats with routs at the Bernabéu. Anything other than a victory will leave the team and Carlo Ancelotti himself very shaken.
The Italian coach appeared very seriously yesterday in the press room and was very clear. “There has been talk with the players (they met after training on Thursday) but it is not time to talk because the words are carried away by the wind. We have detected the problem and now it is time to react with sacrifice and concentration. We lack defensive solidity, to be more compact as a team, like we were last season,” he stated.
Ancelotti
He maintains optimism but gives a touch of attention to his players
Madrid believes it still has time to react. “In the end, we will fight for all the titles,” said Ancelotti, who made it clear that he does not want signings in the winter. “What is enough for us is that all the players give their best version, which is not happening now,” he said.
Madrid does not have Courtois, Carvajal, Alaba or Tchouaméni for the match. Ancelotti has announced some tactical changes “without going crazy,” he said. Camavinga aims to start to take the place of Tchouaméni, who suffered a sprained left ankle against Milan that will keep him out for a month.
The tactical doubt of this season
Three or four midfielders
With Bellingham undisputed and Fede Valverde recovered from back discomfort, the doubt lies in whether Ancelotti will opt for four midfielders or return to the attacking trident with which he started the season, already with Rodrygo at 100% after overcoming the muscle injury he suffered against Borussia Dortmund.
In the call Ancelotti included for the first time the Castilla center back Raúl Asencio, one of the four youth players investigated at the time for spreading a sexual video of a minor. The only one of the four who is still in the club.
Osasuna
Three clean sheets in a row
For its part, Osasuna travels to Madrid with the hope of dedicating its victory to its coach, Vicente Moreno who returned to Pamplona this Friday after his stay in his hometown, Massanassa, heavily affected by DANA in Valencia.
The Valencian coach, suspended for two games since the match against Real Sociedad, will not be on the bench at the white coliseum, with his second, Dani Pendín, being in charge of leading the Navarrese team. The team has three clean sheets in a row, with the 0-5 in the Copa del Rey against Chiclana as the last reference.
At Osasuna everyone is available. The red infirmary has been emptying in recent weeks with the discharges of Kike Barja and Iker Muñoz.
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