Real Madrid The Bernabéu defends its "Ballon d'Or" Benzema and Courtois criticizes the award: "They don't look all year long"
The
Real Madrid
is
leading the league
with seven points (and one more game) over
Atletico Madrid
and dominates his group of
Champions League
in the absence of the last match against
Inter
. He has accumulated
seven
consecutive
wins
and is the
top scorer
in the domestic championship, he has the
two top scorer
of the tournament and walks with joy in the middle of this
autumnal
Tourmalet
that the calendar has given him. They have beaten
Sevilla
and
Athletic
and now they will face
Real Sociedad, Inter and Atlético
. The data is clear: Madrid works well. The sensations, however, force you to analyze your situation beyond the results.
Since the defeat in
Cornellá
against
Espanyol
on October 3, the second in a row that the Whites suffered at that time after falling at home to the
Sheriff
,
Carlo Ancelotti
gave a
180-degree turn
to his
rotation policy
. In that duel in Barcelona,
Lucas, Nacho, Valverde and Camavinga
,
Lucas, Nacho, Valverde and Camavinga,
played as headlines, due to injuries to teammates or by decision of the coach
. A couple of days before, the latter two together with
Miguel Gutiérrez
and
Hazard
had started in the eleven against the
Transnistria
team
. A week of rotations and defeats that caused a
Minicrisis
at the club and that convinced
Carletto
of a decision that lasts until today: "
Rotate to rotate, no," he
warned this week.
Vinicius, 18 titles in a row
Madrid have won
nine of the last ten games
, with the only mole of the draw at home against
Osasuna
, and they have done so by squeezing their spine to the fullest.
Courtois
has played it all, of course, but also
Vinicius
,
Alaba
,
Kroos
and
Casemiro
, who accumulate 18, 16, 11 and 10 games as starters in a row.
Benzema, Mendy and Militao
started in nine of those ten,
Modric
in eight and
Carvajal
, who rested against Athletic, had five consecutive starts.
The one on the
right wing
is the only rotation that Ancelotti values today, with
Lucas and Carvajal
splitting the winger and
Asensio and Rodrygo
the far right.
The rest of the positions seem awarded.
Modric, sixth most used
The case of
Luka Modric
is surprising
, who at
36
remains undisputed and is the
sixth
most used
outfield player
by the coach. He adds
764 minutes in the
league (1,126 in total) and if he maintains this average he will complete the
league course with the most minutes
of his career in Spain. The injury to
Fede Valverde
, in whom Ancelotti has declared his confidence, has forced the legendary trio of midfielders to remain perhaps longer than desired, but the Uruguayan has been discharged for a week. The same with
Camavinga
, the youngest of the squad. They are both part of the second unit, like
Lucas and Nacho
, and right now they surpass players like
Isco, Hazard or Jovic
in gallons
, important in the salary scale but far from fighting the minutes of their teammates.
If Courtois, Militao, Alaba, Benzema, Vinicius, Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Valverde and Nacho exceed
900 minutes
this season,
Hazard only reaches 415, Isco at 177 and Jovic at 106
.
The Belgian has not jumped onto the pitch since the eight minutes he played against Rayo a month ago and the Spaniard has played one game (11 minutes) of the last twelve.
Madrid lineups
Vs Athletic (1-0)
: Courtois, Lucas, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Asensio, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Sevilla (2-1)
: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Asensio, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Sheriff (0-3)
: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Rodrygo, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Granada (1-4)
: Courtois, Carvajal, Nacho, Alaba, Mendy, Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Asensio, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Rayo (2-1)
: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Casemiro, Camavinga, Kroos, Asensio, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Shakhtar (2-1)
: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Lucas, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Elche (1-2)
: Courtois, Lucas, Militao, Alaba, Marcelo, Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Rodrygo, Vinicius and Mariano
Vs Osasuna (0-0)
: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Casemiro, Camavinga, Kroos, Asensio, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Barcelona (1-2)
: Courtois, Lucas, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Rodrygo, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Shakhtar (0-5)
: Courtois, Lucas, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Rodrygo, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Espanyol (2-1)
: Courtois, Lucas, Militao, Nacho, Alaba, Kroos, Modric, Valverde, Camavinga, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Sheriff (1-2)
: Courtois, Nacho, Militao, Alaba, Miguel, Casemiro, Camavinga, Valverde, Hazard, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Villarreal (0-0)
: Courtois, Valverde, Militao, Alaba, Nacho, Casemiro, Modric, Asensio, Rodrygo, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Mallorca (6-1)
: Courtois, Nacho, Militao, Alaba, Miguel, Camavinga, Valverde, Asensio, Rodrygo, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Valencia (1-2)
: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Nacho, Casemiro, Modric, Valverde, Hazard, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Inter (0-1)
: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Nacho, Casemiro, Modric, Valverde, Lucas, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Celta (5-2)
: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Nacho, Miguel, Casemiro, Modric, Valverde, Hazard, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Betis (0-1)
: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Miguel, Casemiro, Valverde, Isco, Bale, Vinicius and Benzema
Vs Levante (3-3)
: Courtois, Lucas, Militao, Nacho, Alaba, Casemiro, Valverde, Isco, Bale, Hazard and Benzema
Vs Alaves (1-4)
: Courtois, Lucas, Militao, Nacho, Alaba, Casemiro, Modric, Valverde, Bale, Hazard and Benzema
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