Competition: La Liga Santander - Matchday 11 Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid. Date: .0511.2017 Time: 20:45 CET
I think there's a good chance we'll play with more B team players seeing as @ home against Las Palmas is probably considered an "easy" game. Casemiro is in danger of getting suspended for the derby if he gets a yellow here, so might as well let Llorente get a game in. Benzema won't play internationals so he'll have enough rest the coming week, that you might as well start him and hope he gets some (scoring) confidence back in this match which on paper should be a good opportunity for it. But then so was Girona.
Would love to see this lineup. Zidane needs to send a message (and rest) the players who were so woeful against Tottenham. Modric was poor, Kroos was poor. For players like Ceballos and Llorente to see such a performance and not get a chance the next game sends out the wrong message.
Rest is good but I have to say again, I did not particularly like what I saw from some of those guys in the Copa either, that was a snooze fest against a team from the 3rd division, everyone needs to up their game to be honest, the whole squad, hoping for a convincing win no matter who starts, i’ll miss the game, will watch it later
The main concern here is Isco-Asensio teaming up with B-C, it never worked. I don't wanna see the frustration on Ronaldo and Benzema's face again when Isco-Asensio do fancy passes to each other forever and constantly ignoring the veteran duo. Vasquez would have been a better choice for B-C or bench Benzema. Have him sub on and Isco or Asensio off on the second half so the team can start attacking.
Hakimi IMO has been fine, he's learning but could use a game or two off the boil to digest it all as he's been playing every three days for some time now and frankly midweek he looked gassed.
Theo deserved to be given a fair chance as a starter today: Shame to see Marcelo in the XI despite being dog shit vs. Spurs in mid week.
So Asensio in for Modric. I mean he has (had) more goal scoring potential, but wouldn't Ceballos be a more 1 on 1 substitution for Modric? Casemiro playing as well, hopefully he won't get carded today.