Real Madrid is cursed. This season, the residents of the Santiago-Bernabéu stadium have had a series of bad news. On August 10, the capital club announced the injury of Thibaut Courtois. The Belgian, who suffered from a ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee, underwent surgery quickly. He will miss a large part of the season. To compensate for his loss, the Merengues signed Kepa Arrizabalaga in the form of a loan. Like the Courtois wall, other players from the Spanish team have taken up residence in the infirmary, like Eder Militão or Arda Güler.
Arriving injured this summer, the Turk, who had impressed during the first training sessions, underwent arthroscopy on his right knee on August 14. The man who was supposed to miss two months of competition was on his way back but he was injured again this week. A hard blow for the former Fenerbahçe player, who has not yet played an official match with his new club. Carlo Ancelotti also mentioned his case yesterday. “It’s not bad luck, yesterday (Tuesday) during the last training session, he scored the last goal. They examined him and he had a small injury. He is sad. He recovered from the meniscus problem. It’s not a very serious thing, but it didn’t allow him to be available.”
Many injured players
There Cadena COPE still spoke of 3 to 4 weeks of absence. A hard blow for the player and for his club, which is gradually recovering its injured. Ferland Mendy, Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr have returned in recent days. The Brazilian also played a few minutes last night in the 2-0 victory against Las Palmas. Absent since August 25 following his injury to the right biceps femoris muscle, the Auriverde international has therefore found his family. Ancelotti was happy to have him by his side. “He arrived with a lot of desire, a lot of enthusiasm, he wanted to help the team. After a month, something is missing, but he is completely recovered.” Good news for the Mister who lost another player yesterday.
Indeed, David Alaba came out holding the back of his thigh in the 41st minute of play. He was replaced by Lucas Vazquez. Marca indicates that the severity of this muscle injury is not known but that the sensations transmitted by the player to the medical staff were not good. The Spanish media speaks of three to four weeks of absence. Another concern for the Italian coach: Antonio Rüdiger. The German finished the match but complained several times about his knee. At a press conference after the match, Ancelotti gave their news.
Ancelotti loses another player
“Let’s start with the good news. We got Mendy and Carvajal back. Rüdiger is hit but he thinks it’s a blow and everything will be fine. Alaba has a problem and I think he won’t be there for the next match. We will see these days what can be done for Saturday’s match.. Certain elements could therefore still be missing against Girona or even in the following matches, particularly against Naples in the Champions League. All this is not reassuring since Nacho is currently the only professional central defender available. Ancelotti could therefore tinker. He tinkered so much that he played Brahim Diaz last night even though he was also injured. Against Las Palmas, the former AC Milan player played with a huge dislocation of his right shoulder contracted during the derby against Atlético de Madrid last weekend.
Before the match, Ancelotti asked him if he felt like playing in this state, explains A.S.. The player responded positively and was lined up from the start, having scored yesterday. He gritted his teeth according to those close to him. “He suffered enormously. Just moving his arm made him see the stars”. But his attitude was appreciated by the staff, who liked his dedication and professionalism. But Real Madrid will not be able to tinker all season. Some speak of bad luck, others of insufficient physical preparation. Antonio Pintus and his teams will have to find solutions very quickly, especially since the next transfer window is only three months away. All this worries the club which sees its players falling one after the other and the squad weakening more than it was after the departure of Karim Benzema.
