The real Madrid reinforced its defensive part in the summer, with the arrival of Tchouameni Y Rudigerbut far from improving in that aspect, he has struggled to keep a clean sheet while improving in front of goal and increasing his competition, with the resurgence of Barcelonain the fight for the title.
The white team has gone just two of 13 games without conceding so far this season LaLigaSantanderhis worst data since the 2013-2014 season where, surprisingly, the Italian was also in control Carlo Ancelotti.
The Italian coach has put two big goals on the table before the World Cup break – with one game left, on Thursday at 9:30 pm (DAZN) against Cádiz in Santiago Bernabeu: went to the round of 16 of the ‘Champions’ as the first and the leadership of the domestic championship is in their hands.
The latter, except for the stumbling of Barcelona in Pamplona and the madridista’s subsequent victory, eluded him at the last minute. However, only two points separate him from the lead, with the six away that the Barça team had in 2013-2014 where the team led by Argentine Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino did not know defeat.
In addition, Atlético de Madrid, who finally won the title drawing from the Camp Nou, are also leading, with a three-point advantage.
Coming back to 2022, Real Madrid is experiencing an unexpected situation. In the summer, after the rejection of Kylian Mbappe when it seemed closed, the club chose to strengthen an important position, such as defensive midfielder, with Tchoauméniultimately mainly due to the march of Casemiro after winning the European Super Cup; in addition to closing a market opportunity in the middle Rudiger despite having the said position well covered.
Two defensive profiles and good physique, one of its strengths real Madridwhich invited us to imagine that the season will develop in a similar way to the previous one, where only Sevilla -30- scored fewer goals than Ancelotti -31-.
Numbers that to get them you have to make extra effort around. worldbecause, if he continues this progress, he will be 38 by the end of the course.
Courtois, who has been warning for days about the lack of tension dragging the team down, again criticized the defensive plan after the loss to Vallecas. “We conceded too many silly goals for not being 100% involved in the games,” he told the media yesterday.
Source: La Verdad
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