I think the defense or maybe the lineup and connection is lacking. When I watch them play, yes they have Rudiger, Mendy, Nacho, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Tchouameni, Camavinga, but when u look at rudiger - he conceded against davies a goal for not pressing high enough, Militao is very inconsistent and i would say very overrated, Carvajal is old and there is no one on the bench to sub him (also sometimes inconsistent and does dive occasionally) and having 2 centre backs and a LB and a RB removes control in midfield and also loses lots more posession as we saw against Dortmund as the defenders were trying to pass out but they kept losing the ball. In my opinion i think they should sign a RB and a CB, sell militao, i think Mendy is very underrated and they have Fran Garcia as well, then practice alot of passing from the defenders, lobbed passes, short, long, all types of passes so they arent giving the ball, away, have a CB that positions themselves very well and is not too old, for example Antonio silva i belive is the best young CB in the world that does do mad heavy tackles that produce red cards like aroujo, as he is very well positioned, then have a different line up with more control, and the RB could help out loads for example Trent who passes really well and is nice and consistent. I would think a 3-2-2-3 would be perfect - as ill show you below - what i think is the best lineup (with a RB and CB that i think would fit) GK Courtois LB: Mendy CB: Antonio Silva RB: Trent Left CDM: Camavinga (Plays slightly higher then Tchouameni shifting also into Centre Midfield) Right CDM: Tchouameni then i would go for Right CM: Valverde (Who can push up but also control the game) and Left CAM: Bellingham (Who can also shift into like CM) So here you have 4 players that with the ball are in the middle of the pitch, controlling the ball moving it forward or just passing, and if they are under severe attack you have 6 players back with the likes of Valverde. Not to mention the attackers winning possesion higher and Rodrygo coming back to defend like he does so well. Then upfront you have the obvious choices of: LW: Vinicuis ST: Mbappe RW: Rodrygo (Who i think should play slightly less attacking and shoot more outside the box like a RM) At the moment you have gaps, you have rudiger making good challenges, but also not controlling the game and pressing enough (watch davies goal), and in midfield there are only 3 players maximum, whereas you could have 6 players in midfield - Trent, Valverde, Bellingham, Camavinga, Tchouameni, Rodrygo - all controlling the game. This will reduce lots of goals as if they did this they wouldnt have conceded 3 goals from outside the box against Mancehster City at home. I think 2 CDM and a CB is better than 2 CB and 1 CDM as it not only controlls the game more but also give you the same number of players defensively. This was a key part which i noticed of treble winning Manchester CIty 22/23 where Stones and Rodri would play CDM with only Dias at CB and a LB and RB, and this worked really well. Real madrid do pass well but its in tight situations and if they practise this then it will reduce counter attacks significantly. The midfield would have control, the defense would have security - no counter attacks, good positioning and good numbers defensively even with only 1 CB and the attack would be more deadly than ever. It would look something like this LW/Left Striker: Vini RightST: Mbappe RW/RM: Rodrygo Left CAM: Bellingham Right CM: Valverde Left CDM: Camavinga Right CDM: Tchouameni RB: Trent LB: Mendy CB: Antonio Silva GK: Courtois As you can see Trent is higher up than Mendy as the right is already slightly more defensive with Rodrygo and Valverde slightly lower, and you can have 6 in midfield (Bellingham, Valverde, Camavinga, Tchouameni, Trent, Rodrygo) Giving lots more control, still having A solid defensive structure. On the bench: Forwards: Diaz Endrick Joselu Paz Midfielders: Ceballos Modric Guler Defenders: Alaba Rudiger Vasquez Carvajal Garcia Goalkeepers: Lunin (No kepa as only on loan and no Militao cause he was sold or traded for antonio silva - assuming that Trent was picked up when his contract ended) Please reply with any changes, yes it might seem like disrespect for Carvajal, Rudiger, Militao and maybe Endrick but I belive these players are overrated in some aspects or inconcsistent. Ask yourself this, Yes rudiger might be stopping Haaland from scoring, but how is he controlling the game and stopping De Bruyne and Foden from scoring? This 3-2-2-3 formation i believe is the most underrated in the game.
Actually Real Madrid literally won 2 La ligas before ronaldo came and ronaldo only won 2 La Ligas in his whole time @ real madrid not sure who saved whom
I don't even want to watch football next season. Madrid it's gonna just give more back shots in the champion league for the coming 30 or more whatever the hell coming years.
i bet real madrid are going to buy cristiano ronaldo juniar at the future as a real madrid fan the thing i said jast right now come on this has to become true
Cristiano built the legacy of RM while Mbappe will continue the legacy(I hope) Even If Mbappe surpassed him in stats wise ..He will never replace CR7 🐐🐐🐐
