18 different defenses he’s used this season

ANDthere is one a simple rule on how to get out of any maze which has nothing to do with leaving bread crumbs along the way. Mathematical rule Kathy Steckles that would help Carlo Anchelotti find a solution to the problem he’s been stuck with since the beginning of the season: “Always turn right”. It is so simple. The only thing he had to do was keep one hand in constant contact with the right wall of the maze and continue moving until he found a way out.. Thus, I would walk the entire perimeter of the maze. However, when the Italian turns right on the bench… the faces he encounters are always different.

In a scenario that was constantly changing due to injuries, Ancelotti had to use his script to make use of all the resources that the white team offered him. with the sole purpose of overcoming defensive problems. When other coaches had to manage the locker room, allocating minutes to keep the whole team happy, the Italian had to focus his efforts on filling the gaps at the heart of his defence. And in the 33 matches that Real Madrid have played to date… His defense changed 18 times.. This obviously speaks very well of the limitless resources that the staff offers… and bobbin lace made by Ancelotti.

New defense against Girona?

Visit of Girona to Santiago Bernabeu (Saturday, 18:30; Dazn) could become a new test for the Italian coach, who has accumulated problems before the decisive match.

Rüdiger and Nacho keep the Real Madrid eleven on their toes. The German trained alone on the grass and, although the greatest burden falls on physiotherapists, still has a chance of reaching the decisive championship match. The situation is more complicated with the white captain, who continues to recover from overload.

Under the current circumstances, the white team can sign a new defense next Saturday if Rüdiger does not show up for the meeting… because An alternative would be to pair Carvajal and Chuameni in central defence., a pair that has not yet been released this season, despite Ancelotti using almost all of its figures. And of the 18 different tests the Italian has carried out, the two most repeated defences, with five games each, are defenses formed Carvajal/Mendy/Rudiger/Nacho (blank slate) and Carvajal/Fran Garcia/Rudiger/Alaba (two blank sheets).

The white team, whose back line was in the penalty area due to injuries, He conceded 31 goals in all competitions. …leaving his clean sheet in 13 cases (two in the Champions League and eleven in La Liga). In essence, the defense formed Lucas Vazquez/Mendy/Rudiger/Nacho He has the best percentage after not missing a game in the two games they played together: Braga and Getafe. And the least effective will be the one that Ancelotti repeated the most times(Carvajal/Mendy/Rudiger/Nacho) after signing only one clean sheet out of five games played.