How was Valverde’s goal against Villarreal ‘done’?

Real Madrid defeated Villarreal (2-0) andat the Bernabéu. A victory that alleviated the bad moment of the white team after the defeat in the Champions League at Lille. Fede Valverde paved the way for the ‘merengue’ victory by completing a rehearsed play.

In particular, a corner kick born from the board of Ancelotti’s coaching staff. Modric took the corner that sent a low ball in Bellingham who dragged the Villarreal defense. The Englishman let the ball pass reaching Valverde, which is just in front. The Uruguayan shot on goal and after a rebound off Baena, the ball went into Villarreal’s goal to make the score 1-0.

Valverde’s goal was ‘done’ on the same day of the match, Saturday, in Valdebebas. “We rehearsed Valverde’s goal this morning and the game was to release Federico from the front. “Today we scored two goals from the front and they are resources of the squad because we have players with good shots like Vini Jr., Mbappé, Valverde, Bellingham… It went well,” he explained . Ancelotti after the game about that goal.

Bellingham, For his part, he admitted that “we practiced this morning with Fede. I came short, he passed the ball to my legs and Fede shot from outside the area. “This is a detail put by Francesco in the set pieces.” Valverde, For his part, he explained that “we practiced a lot of shooting in Valdebebas and, after shooting many times with Davide and Francesco, one was rewarded.”

Davide Ancelotti and Francesco Mauri They are in charge of Real Madrid’s set piece strategy. Valverde’s goal is the work of Francesco Mauri, son of Carlo Ancelotti’s physical trainer during his first period, Giovanni Mauri. Francesco arrived at Real Madrid at the hands of the Italian coach and accompanied him to other clubs where he trained, such as Byern Munich, Everton, Naples and PSG. From being a rehabilitator he became Carlo Ancelotti’s technical assistant and the man in charge of preparing games like Valverde’s goal against Villarreal.