Real Madrid are not living their best days, after losing El Clasico in the most humiliating way possible, in the Champions League, Milan, passed over them, apart from Vinicius losing the Ballon d’Or.
They recovered sensations against Osasuna but are still behind FC Barcelona in the overall table, and far away from the Champions League qualification zone. Ancelotti’s management has been criticized a lot, but if there is something the Italian does well, it is to control the group he has, but lately the pressure is too much because of the arrival of Mbappé. Here the question is, will he hold on?
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The dressing room is much more complicated this season
The arrival of 2018 world champion Kylian Mbappé was a strong addition to the close-knit group. The idea is that the former PSG player will be the centre of attention of the team, something that bothers several players, but they have tried to adapt.
The problem is that Mbappé does not quite understand how to play in the centre of the front and is positioned on the left, overlapping with Vini and Rodrigo. Bellingham is no longer playing behind the strikers and ends up playing on one flank, leaving the team quite vulnerable.
The departure of Toni Kroos also left a big blow to the team because no one could do what the German was doing. Valverde is similar, but it is not the same, and his current poor form does not help the team that defending, is a disaster.
It has been reported in several Spanish newspapers that the dressing room is divided and there are complaints all over the place. The team is not settling in there are many personal commitments and everyone is going their way, this is what Ancelotti has not been able to control this season.
Now the dressing room has become too powerful for him to do anything. At other times, the italian used to unite them, and even if they were playing badly, they ended up winning some important trophy like the Champions League, but this season, it seems that discourse is over.
Player injuries
Madrid did not make any more purchases in the summer and did not reinforce the team. It was thought that with the powerful squad they had, there was no need to incorporate reinforcements. But bad luck followed them, and this decision is now a very bad one.
Carvajal misses the whole season, Rodrygo will miss a few months, and they just lost Militao also to a serious injury. They will recover Alaba, but he is not yet at a high level of competition and this sets off alarms throughout the club because the most important part of the season is coming.
Now the Madrid squad will have to improvise and will have to put players in positions that are not theirs, this would not be well seen within the team because many are not at their optimum level and playing in another area of the field so that others can shine, is not something that attracts much.
There has been talk that Sergio Ramos may arrive, to be able to reinforce the defence and so that he can help with the unity of the team. A leader is needed that the team does not have at the moment and Ramos would arrive for free, yes, he is not in the best moment of his career, but his way of leading is not discussed, and it is something that the Spanish capital team needs at the moment.
Madrid is not going through its best moment, they know how to rebuild, but this time things are not looking good. Is it the end of an era?
