‘Here it is, here it is, the champion team’. La Real lived in a state of euphoria after achieving the first victory in its history on a great European stage with a very young team with native tones. The victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford introduced Imanol’s men to a new dimension, taking them on to the next screen, to also compete across the Pyrenees. What happened on Thursday before 1,000 ‘realzales’ who lived a glorious day, was a historical milestone, although it was not a final or a definitive match. No one will forget it.
And it’s not just commendable to win against one of the most powerful clubs in Europe -the second to spend the most on the squad: 1,001 million euros-, it’s also the way it’s managed. La Real put the pike at Old Trafford with a team with a very low average age of 24.3 years and ended up using eight footballers -seven of whom finished the game- made in their quarry, out of 16 that joined. Evolution merges with tradition in a climate of ambition.
And it was the txuri urdin squad that finished the match Alone, Aritz, Pacheco Y Aihen in defense; Zubimendi Y Turrientes in the middle zone; Y barrenetxea in attack: seven soccer players who grew up in Zubieta. And he barely struggled with the players Manchester United paid between 60 and 100 million euros.
Attacking and drawing have changed
La Real is trying to establish itself in the elite and continue to reap success after its great success in lifting the Copa del Rey in 2021. What is surprising is that the evolution of that winning squad also indicates a certain change in the physiognomy and the game system of that team that touched glory a year and a half ago. About that ‘eleven’, Imanol made six changes at Old Trafford: Aritz, Pacheco, Aihen, Brace, hut Y Sadiq through Zubeldia, Le Normand, Montreal, For your, Isaac Y Oyarzabal. With the injury of the ’10’, the attack of that team that led Gipuzkoa to ecstasy completely changed: For your, Isaac Y Januzaj they left and Oyarzabal It has no return date.
Instead they came Cho, hut Y Sadiq and, at least for now, Real has not deviated from its path. The game scheme is the other factor of change. Imanol He stayed true to that 4-4-2 with a diamond in the spinal cord breaking the hitherto untouchable tradition of 4-3-3 with wingers. The technician wants to pay attention to a 24-carat gold sock, formed by Zubimendi, Brace, Merino Y Silva.
La Real landed yesterday afternoon from Manchester and touched another complex process: the mental landing, the return to the ground to face Getafe tomorrow.
Source: La Verdad
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