You learn from mistakes, they say. And the real Madridmore specifically Carlo Ancelottiwith the last derby match in mind Atlético de Madrid (3-1 at Metropolitan on September 24) in the hours before the second match of the season, this time in Riyadh, as that is also the only defeat for the white team so far this season.
And in that match, the Madrid coach himself admitted after 90 minutes that he had made a mistake in his strategy. A strategy where he left the team Tchouaméniuntil then untouched by the pivot, to bet on his old guard built by Cross and Modric in the interiors that give all the weight of handling equipment to Camavinga.
That served to Atlético de Madrid, after 4 minutes of play, they would lead the scoreboard and at 18 minutes they would extend their lead to 2-0. Furthermore, with two common goals. Two balls served from the left, one from Samuel Lino and another one at Sauland two shots behind the praisethe left-handed center that night, who couldn’t even be detected Morataauthor of the first, or at Griezmannauthor of the second.
Tactical keys
All this, added to the height in the middle of the field of Atlético de Madrid which always places a fourth midfielder upon the arrival of Samu Linomade Real Madrid end one of the worst, if not the worst, first half of the season.
Crossin the 36th minute, scored a white goal that gave hope but at the same time proved that they had no bite in attack where they only managed once, from a set piece.
After the break, when the game is 2-1, Ancelotti corrected his bet and introduced himself Joselu on point for Modric and ended up repositioning the drawing, with 3-1 in the light, with Mendy on the left side, Nacho in law and Tchouaméni as a pivot.
The victims
So, the victims of that night were Lucas Vazquezfrom whose wing the first two goals came, Alaba, who could also have done more by stopping Morata and Griezmannand Modric and Fran Garcia those who beat them in rhythm.
Since then, many things have changed to the point that the real Madrid has played 19 games and finished third, winning the other 16. What is clear is that Ancelotti learned from mistakes.
Source: La Verdad
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