When the Croatian and the German are not there, Real Madrid’s game suffers and becomes predictable and routine
The white club urgently needs two replacements for a midfield that has provided energy and power with the latest additions, but which lacks football
Against Getafe it became clear again that the German Toni Kroos and the Croatian Luka Modric are irreplaceable. When the two veteran midfielders are not on the pitch, Real Madrid suffers and their game becomes predictable and routine.
Its coach, Carlo Ancelotti, knows it perfectly, but his age (the Croatian is 37 years old and the German is 33) and the accumulation of games forces him to give them rest in the less committed games, as he did last Saturday against Getafe.
Dani Ceballos, who was coming off an injury, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Fede Valverde started in the last league game, but failed to light up Real Madrid’s game. The three midfielders play something else. The Madrid team’s football was flat and boring during the first 45 minutes.
INTERVENTION
Ancelotti was forced to intervene at the break giving entry to Kroos and fifteen minutes later Modric came out. And both reactivated their team. Croatian and German are the balance. They strengthen the collective game and guide it by distributing balls, giving meaning to the game with and without the ball.
The Madrid club needs two urgent relays for a core that has provided energy and power with the latest additions, but which lacks football.