Thibaut Courtois ‘misses’ Carlo Ancelotti’s order to carry out Wembley plan | Relief
Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Cadiz two weeks ago, coupled with Barça’s defeat at Girona, uncorked the white air and brought the entire club to Wembley. If in the offices questions related to the market and the future were raised in brackets, then at Ancelotti’s stand he pulled out Excel plan ownership and dose efforts. “This is a very demanding season. I will give rest days after games“, said the coach last Saturday in the preview of the match against Granada. When the team played Alaves on Tuesday, the Italian kept his word after defeating Luis García Plaza’s team (5-0) and a three-day truce was granted.
The players will not train until tomorrow, the day before the match against Villarreal. Although there are those who followed their own plan to show their best side in the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund. Thibaut Courtois (32 years old) He will do two more sessions than the others to continue his specific customization. after two injuries kept him out until May 4, that very day against Cadiz.
The Belgian goalkeeper has turned the page on cruciate and meniscus tears. In the three matches he played as a starter (Cádiz, Granada and Alaves), he proved this. Especially in the duel with the Vitorians, where he dispelled all doubts (if there were any) with the same confidence with which he parried ten shots from the blue and white.something no one in Madrid has done in the League since Casillas in 2008.. “I feel very good. I understand that there are people who may have doubts about how you will come back, but I know that I will come back strong. I’m still the same Courtois or even better. I will continue to work to improve,” the goalkeeper reflected after his performance.
The initial idea is that Lunin will play this Sunday against Villarreal and Tibu will do so on the final day against Betis.seven days before the grand final, in which his possession appears on the program.
The plan has been decided… with great gratitude to the renewed Lunin
Given his reaction speed and reflexes, Courtois is set to reach his physical peak ahead of the Dortmund match. Thus, He will follow a different training path than the one projected for the rest of his teammates. Including Lunin. However, the Ukrainian goalkeeper is also making the most of his free days in a sort of race to London in which he is losing bodies. “This can’t be stopped, keep preparing.”, posted on his social media along with some photos of him training individually. Lunin earned respect (and an agreed extension until 2029, as reported by Relevo) for his professionalism and outstanding season, which he ended as a band-aid after the loss TibuBut, Barring a setback, the one who will be part of the team on the road to another European Cup will be Courtois.
Ancelotti took pains to explain, wearing his usual kid gloves, that he had his preferences and that both goalkeepers had their differences. Everyone from the highest post at the Bernabeu to those who live in the back corner of Valdebebas, including Lunin himself, recognizes that Courtois is not just another goalkeeper, but that he is the best in the world.. Few are reborn with the safety and efficiency that was evident in the match against Alaves. With the utmost respect for the Ukrainian, to whom the club and staff are grateful for his step forward, several authoritative voices give an example of what would happen if Vinicius or Bellingham, for example, were injured for a long time. If he recovers in time, no one will doubt his identity. The same thing happens with Tibu“number one” in Madrid.
Last Monday, Ancelotti made two precise shots that decipher what is in his head: “Lunin had a fantastic year and Courtois is the best goalkeeper in the world.” The truth is that the Italian lives much more calmly with Courtois and believes that he has much more opportunities to win if he starts. And this is what Real Madrid pays him for, as he himself admitted, winning titles.