Real Madrid is the victim of an incredible massacre. Once again the victim of a ruptured cruciate knee ligament, Eder Militão found several luxury partners in the infirmary, namely David Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Rodrygo, Thibaut Courtois, Lucas Vazquez and Aurélien Tchouaméni. A real blow for those mainly concerned, but also for Carlo Ancelotti.
Forced to raise the bar in the league as well as in the Champions League, the Italian coach will have to deal with a decimated defense. And there is no question of recruiting before January. While Sergio Ramos, free from any contract, is multiplying calls to return to Casa Blanca, the Merengues have decided to ignore their former emblematic defender. Moreover, the Madrid press is unanimous: Real Madrid favors the internal solution.
Between fear and excitement
Raul Asencio (21 years old) and Jesus Fortea (17 years old) are the two options chosen to strengthen the axis and the right flank of the Merengue defense. A priori, something to delight the two young talents who probably did not think they could benefit from significant playing time in the first team this season. Except that Relevo makes new revelations about this forced bridge between the A team and the youth teams. According to the Spanish media, the young shoots are scared to death at the idea of moving up to the A’s.
The reason? The cascade of injuries affecting the A’s has not gone unnoticed. According to the media, young people talked about it a lot at the training center, and many would think that it is not a coincidence, particularly with regard to ruptures of the anterior cruciate ligament (9 injuries recorded in 15 month). The excitement of playing alongside the Merengue stars is still there, but there is now a fear of serious injury due to training deemed too demanding. The injuries to César Palacios, Joan Martínez and Jeremy de León have visibly dampened more than one.
