The Italian suffers the loss of 10 of the 12 starters (with Valverde and Rodrygo), and only two remain: Kroos and the injured Benzema
A week and a half of follow-up in which he will work with the non-regulars to face 12 games before the World Cup
Another national team break that leaves Carlo Ancelotti without players. The Italian stays at the Real Madrid Sports City with six players to work in the week and a half break, plus the injured Benzema and Lucas Vázquez. Eight in total of which alone the French and Krooswho resigned his selection, are the usual headlines of the white team. The others are substitutes, and only Nacho and Ceballos usually have minutes and count for the Italian as useful spare parts. Vallejo, Odriozola and Mariano complete the block of those who have not been summoned by their teams.
Ancelotti sees how his headlines are scattered across Europe. Only Lunin, called up by Ukraine, is a regular substitute, the other 14 are basic in the Italian line-ups. It remains for him to wait for time to pass without incident and to be a week and a half following his players to analyze wear in which you must include the hours of travel they will face, although for your I relieve the Brazilians and the Uruguayan Valverde will play in European territory like the rest of our comrades who are with their countries.
WITHOUT MAIN BLOCK
The 15 players who are concentrated with your selections are Carvajal and Asensiowith Spain; Courtois and Hazardwith Belgium; Mendy, Camavinga and Tchouameniwith France; modricwith Croatia; Praisewith Austria; Rudigerwith Germany; Luninwith Ukraine; Militao, Vinicius and Rodrygowith Brazil and Valverde, with Uruguay. All teams will play two games and some competition the league of nations which requires to be competitive in case of playing Ancelotti expects the coaches to be sensitive with their decisions and rotate them to avoid injuries or overloads.
And it is that after the break and before the World Cup, the calendar is tremendous for the teams that play European competitionss, with matches every three days and so on up to 12. Real Madrid has started the season very strong based on a demanding physical condition. There is a risk of decline especially by those international that they will have in the subconscious the World Cup in Qatar which begins at the end of November, and which they will want to reach by risking their physiques just enough so as not to miss it.