An earthquake. This Wednesday, Real Madrid was eliminated from the Champions League from the quarter -finals after its defeat against Arsenal. Beyond elimination, Madrid training has shown a disturbing face with an inability to be dangerous. Kylian Mbappé was once again transparent and not very dangerous, Rodrygo was too discreet and Vinicius Jr was too clumsy. Even without focusing on individualities, the Madrid collective has never seemed able to offer anything. And it's been a while since it lasts.
Real Madrid forced to react …
This season, Carlo Ancelotti was not able to create a tactic around his workforce. After the elimination, goalkeeper Thibault Courtois was held strong words.“We center a lot, but this year in attack, we don't have Joselu, an attacker born. Instead of centering, we might should have played football. We cannot always expect the four attackers to dribble three players and score a magnificent goal. As a team, we must better attack and defend better. I have the impression that we form a team, but sometimes we have to play in a team more than individually. If they double the marking on Vini or Kylian, one two against one can work once, but not five ”launched the Belgian porter.
And if Ancelotti is now sure to leave the Madrid bench at the end of the season (or even before the English press), he has already transmitted to his management the gaps of his workforce. The Italian technician has warned his management: for next season, the club must recruit a central defender and a right side in priority. Trent Alexander-Arnold will disembark free this summer except reversal of the situation. In central defense, the club knows that it can no longer tinker. But he still hesitates to put the money on the table to offer priority to this position: Dean Huijsen (60 million euros).
But no question of making follies!
Same story in the midfield. Carlo Ancelotti had asked for an environment to replace Kroos whom he finally never had. This summer, the club would like to make Martín Zubimendi but the Sociedad also claims 60 million euros. Regarding this file, according to our information, the player made a transfer to Madrid his priority. The contacts are continuous and he also refused this winter arsenal. If the direction is not too excited at the idea of spending XXL sums, the elimination could push Florentino Perez to strike hard and not be content with Trent Alexander-Arnold as it was planned. But for the rest, the club will not make follies. And this is obviously what the Madrid press regrets this Friday morning. As explains that the club always wants to stay in its policy to recover free players.
In this sense, the Alphonso Davies failure, targeted to strengthen the left corridor and which finally extended to Bayern Munich, did not turn up on Real Madrid. The Madrid club decided to continue next year with an often injured ferland meeting, Fran Garcia and a David Alaba who can help out. But it is also the number 9 position that worries. While everyone agrees that Mbappé is not a real 9 and that the club clearly lacks a solution to this position, the Merengues management will not recruit anyone in this position and considers that Endrick and Mbappé do the business. At the club, we think that the next coach will manage to offer a different offensive animation from Carlo Ancelotti and will thus shine Mbappé. We hope that the future coach will also solve the problem of lack of presence in the surface. But these choices are likely to make teeth on the side of Madrid supporters. Real must quickly rebuild a coherent workforce if he wants to return to the roof of Europe.
