Hello friends, good vibes to all.
If there is a team that is in the eye of the hurricane lately, and not exactly for good things, it is Real Madrid. Los Blancos have had a pretty tough week that began on Saturday with a resounding 4-0 defeat against Barcelona and days later they found out that the favorite for the whole world, the name that was already done, Vinicius Jr, would not win the Ballon d'Or. In response to this, no one from the Merengue delegation traveled to Paris for the gala as a sign of protest? or of support for the Brazilian. But we did not come to talk about this award, we came to break down what are the factors that are making this club not working on the field, in my humble opinion.
1. Inexistencia de un lateral derecho.
The injury to Dani Carvajal was a severe and fatal blow to the team, a key player both defensively and offensively and who has been one of the best and most regular (he was fourth in the top of the Ballon d'Or) last season and this season not having him weighs a lot. There would not be so much of a problem if the club had a natural replacement but it does not and so Ancelotti has decided that Lucas Vázquez will be the one to cover the loss, spoiler: it has not worked. Unfortunately this Spaniard has not even 10% of the quality of his compatriot Carvajal, for proof the game against Borussia and of course last Saturday's clásico.
Against Barca he was a monumental disaster, one of the worst on the field without a doubt, a player who is not able to go down and cover holes and lose marks so easily cannot be a guarantee of anything. Some of the goals came from his flank and that is a problem. I don't see a solution to this unless in December, in the winter market, they sign a good replacement, otherwise they will continue to suffer from this problem.
2. Bajón futbolístico de Jude Bellingham.
It is no secret that the player who dazzled last season is not being seen on the field. It may be something natural and normal, players always go through spurts or it may be a product of exhaustion due to the calendar. Personally I noticed him very heavy on the court, erratic, slow, that lucidity that he showed as soon as he landed in Madrid is not being noticed and that is affecting the team. It is also probably because of the position in which he is playing, if I remember correctly he is a little more towards the center in more defensive duties (in the absence of Kroos) and that place is not his, he should be stepping on the border of the area, that's where he is more effective.
It is imperative to recover the brilliance of the Englishman, with the arrival of Mbappé it is not enough because the Frenchman has not been fine either. The issue is that one problem leads to another and a loop or a loop is formed from which it is complicated to get out of and above all to solve. This situation leIads us to the third headache for Ancelotti's team.
3. Cero recambio de Toni Kroos.
This team cannot continue to depend on a 39 year old player. Luka Modric is one of the most crack and top players that my eyes have seen play but due to a physical and performance issue he is not able to carry on his shoulders the weight of the driving and order of Real Madrid with the required quality. Valverde, Camavinga or Tchouaméni, despite the level they have not been able to do the job, they may not be the player that Kroos was, that is something impossible to match, but the reality is that the constant rotations in the area have shown that they have not hit the nail on the head. Faced with this there are two solutions: go to the winter market and try to find something that can fill the lack of ideas in that midfield or look for the solution on the bench, which for me may be. Which brings us to the fourth drawback.
4. Pocas oportunidades para Arda Güler.
I find it incomprehensible that the Turkish player did not play in Saturday's game. A player who has more than demonstrated his quality, both in his former team Fenerbahce and in the Turkish national team. In the Euro Cup he dazzled everyone so it was thought that he would have more minutes with the white shirt but it has not been so. He could be a creative outlet for the ineffectiveness we are seeing in the creation, handling and driving the ball in that area of the field but it seems that Ancelotti does not see it that way. Is there something we are missing, what can be the real reason for the lack of play of the young Turk? - These are questions I ask myself every time I watch a Real Madrid game and quite honestly I can't get the answers.
¿Ustedes que piensan?, ¿están de acuerdo con esto, habría otro problema que agregar?...
What do you think, do you agree with this, would there be another problem to add.?...
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos leemos en la próxima!
Well friends that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to all, see you next time!