I'm just done. Rodrygo getting some hype here without having done much of anything is also quite funny to me. Thought he was invisible vs Tottenham. Could have been any other canterano.
I think it will be something like this: LV Kroos case Vini midfield with Benzema and probabaly Jovic. I hope he tries a more free role attacker behind Benzema like James or Rodrygo.
Whatever we do I just hope that Zidane doesn’t play Hazard as a second striker thus reducing his effectiveness by 50%, give him a freedom on that left wing so he can influence the game as he sees fit.
Did someone say D..D..D..DOUBLE PIVOT?! Kroos to display his wonderful totally not error prone tendencies in defence. I hope I eat my sarcastic words today. Anyhow, glad to see Hazlard back. Hope he trimmed some of that fat. We need him to be the lean mean killing machine today. I'd be happy with a 1:0 win. We need to keep a clean sheet for once. Is Sergio Leon not 1st team for some reason in Levante?
Vini gets another chance. If he messes this up again it will be very difficult for him with Hazard, Bale, James, Brahim and Rodrygo all back in action
📝 ¡Once inicial frente al @LevanteUD! 13. Courtois2. Carvajal4. Ramos5. Varane8. Kroos9. Benzema12. Marcelo14. Casemiro16. James17. Lucas Vázquez25. Vinicius Jr.Suplentes:1. Areola3. Militão6. Nacho7. Hazard18. Jović23. Mendy27. Rodrygo pic.twitter.com/wo7VJOhxvd— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) September 14, 2019 Hazard on the bench. Not surprising
Marcelo was almost 100% starting this game - on the bench for previous game - playing at home - had two weeks training Militao will start against PSG. Ramos and Nacho are suspended
Btw - Levante are ahead of us in the league table. Also they’ve beaten the two sides we couldn’t beat, Villareal and Valladolid Not an easy game expected at all, especially with our horrible recent record at home
James and Hazard both came back from minor knocks... If James can play (i know we had no options) then why can't Hazard?
Haha, trio of LV, VJ and Benzema. Benzema looks like killer finisher among the other two. But who knows. p.s. I believe that VJ will have a good match finally and I hope that he scores to boost his confidence.
So Militao doesn’t see a minute no matter how terrible the player he could potentially replace is playing?
Yep if we don’t score early, given the game is at home, fans will get restless, players will get desperate and we’ll leave ourselves opened in the back opening the door for Levante on the counter.