Forced to close worst of his streaks against barcelona, three consecutive defeats against Xavi Hernandez in Clásicos in different football scenarios where his real Madrid felt a sickening impotence, Carlo Ancelotti back to Camp Nou with haste, requires a return and has a “hardest eleven” to define.
Of the difference in hunger for the titles shown in the final of Spanish SupercupReal Madrid became powerless after not finding the formula to overcome a defending Barcelona, had been conditioned by defeats at the Santiago Bernabéu in the first chapter of the cup semifinals, and close the bad run of the classics in 2023 in a painful defeat on that day he will rise again The league within Camp Nou.
With the same need for goals that they had in the return semifinals of the Copa del Rey, Ancelotti did not make any tactical changes and he chose the last one in front of Xavi for the expectation, in a 4-3-3 that raises the fourth midfielder with the figure of the Uruguayan Fede Valverde in the defensive phase.
However, this was when he came closest to success. At the time he gave way ‘plan b’ with the entry of Rodrygo, Dani Ceballos and Marco Asensioauthor of the goal that returned the pulse in LaLiga for a few seconds, before it was annulled in VAR for an offside millimetres. Kessie’s final goal He put aside the pulse for the title and, incidentally, increased Barcelona’s recent dominance in the Classics. Four wins in the last five meetings.
The lesson seems to have been learned by Ancelotti who, a few hours after the comeback attempt, did not hide that he was facing “the most difficult eleven” because of the decisions he had to make. The rest against Real Valladolid of players like Dani Carvajal, Fede Valverde or Luka Modric, they were the first hints of the group he had in mind.
Need a coach hitdecisions that changed the course of its history in Camp Nou where Carlo won on one occasion, 1-2 on matchday ten of the last League, and lost on three visits with the same result (2-1).
In a defense without a born left back for a Ferland Mendy’s new injury, the discomfort in the knee to stop Antonio Rudiger play on Sunday in the League, Carletto is suspended. At the last meeting at Camp Nou the choice for the lane is Nacho Fernandez, fresh from losing the match against Valladolid due to suspension and not having to measure himself in scoring Dembele, low because of the injury, how bad he’s been in the past.
David Alaba, who scored his first Real Madrid goal at home to Barça, It could fall to the band if Rüdiger, who did not travel with Germany to rest, recovers in time. Everything indicates that his demarcation is the middle adjacent military. And the third option, and more likely, is that of Eduardo Camavinga away from the middle of the field and on a demarcation where he left gaps in several games.
Camavinga’s growth led him to win the starting position as a midfielder and became Ancelotti’s bet in the final classic. Aurélien Tchouaméni He lost his place and claimed it for the Copa del Rey. Many possible combinations are born from that pulse. Some have left one who has been a fixture, Toni Kroos, as a solid candidate for the bench if Luka Modric is a starter.
The feeling of the last Clásicos was that Real Madrid, in addition to the lack of ideas in the last meters and punches, began to lose their matches in the middle of the field.
If he wants to counter this, Ancelotti has the assets based on the strength of the combination Tchouameni and Camavinga, over gallons of Kroos and Modric. The two midfielders who marked a season at Real Madrid did not perform together at the level the team demanded in their match against Barça. Sit on one or both, with Fede Valverde Fresh from the battle, it was one of the difficult decisions the Italian coach had to make.
access the end of Copa del Rey He demanded a blow to the table of Real Madrid. For this, the goal and the time he returns will be key Karim Benzemaimproving his image and recovering the goal with a record hat-trick against Valladolid, in less than seven minutes.
The unbalanced factor is the Brazilian Vinicius Junior. She came out with the best wrist face ever Ronald Araujo on the last bet but still no score on Camp Nou. In thirteen classics he signed two goals, never in the stadium of Barcelona, where he played four games and the closest he came to the goal was in the middle that Araujo sent to his goal in the last clash.
With the attacking pair settled, the final puzzle to fit for Ancelotti is the third member of the trident. Play with Fede Valverde between three in the center of the field, put Rodrygo behind 9 where it is more damage or bet Marco Asensio starting from the right.
A complex decision in search of victory 23 at the Camp Nou del real Madrid in its history. So far, they have played 88 Clásicos at the home of their eternal enemy and suffered 44 defeats to 22 draws. He scored 109 goals, an average of 1.23 goals per game. more will be needed ancelotti if you don’t want to fall into another competition and condition the success of your season on Champions.
Source: La Verdad
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