🎙| Ancelotti: "I know you all think we lack balance because Vini, Mbappé and Rodrygo don't help in defense. But that's not their task." pic.twitter.com/cMIPb6OuN2— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) September 20, 2024
He can say that till he is blue in the face. The reality is Rodrygo has put in a shift. Vinicius has shown he can as well. Mbappe needs to be that team player and play for his team.
You mean play defense? Never gonna happen... PSG tried it for roughly 2 months about 3 years ago and he got 2 red cards and 3 yellows in 15 games lol. He gets angry and starts going MMA. Here's an example:
Ancelotti: "The aim of the team is to be compact. If Vinicius, Kylian and Rodrygo press and the midfielders don't move up, it's not Vinicius and Mbappé's problem. We have to bring the lines closer, nothing else." pic.twitter.com/1GusUBBR2o— Madrid Universal (@MadridUniversal) September 20, 2024
Whatever he says to the press is never worth a thing. You just hope that isn't what he says to the players in private.
Yeah but that comes from the coach, Don Carlo. If you tell them to hold a deep line, it kinda is the front three’s fault if they start pressing high.
In the first half against Stuttgart, he literally sent Valverde, our CM, to the point of the press in order to take advantage of his energy/willingness to run. It led to some of the least compact football we've seen in a while.
🚨 JUST IN: Qatar will host the Intercontinental Cup final. @AranchaMOBILE pic.twitter.com/axbq0kKvNs— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) September 20, 2024
The squad list is out for Espanyol and Tchouameni is in it. Hopefully we can rest him if his foot was in fact hurting during the Stuttgart game, but it would be nice to get some consistency in the midfield, so we shall see.
We have a midweek home game vs Alaves so I reckon Tcho will be rested in one of these two as we face Atlético away next weekend.
🚨 Endrick will START either vs Espanyol or Alavés. @marca pic.twitter.com/GbtrWZbITV— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) September 20, 2024
Antonio Rudiger caught on camera SLAPPING Real Madrid kitman in the face in bizarre training ground confrontation https://www.goal.com/en/lists/video...e-face/blt0821f26f1ddb70bb#cseda01c214b6e8b7c
🚨 Mateo Busquets Ferrer will referee Real Madrid vs Atlético. He was the referee in the match between Villarreal - Barcelona yesterday. The referee who is in his second year in La Liga gets biggest challenge of his sporting career. @relevo pic.twitter.com/iT4o7IOs6G— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) September 23, 2024 Let's see how he deals with Atleti's butchery compared to Villarreal's against Barca Villarreal got 6 yellow cards with 12 fouls.
Rudiger should come down. Not everyone like this kind of sense of humour. You could see he didn’t like that
Nico Paz’s assist against Atalanta. pic.twitter.com/pRtVINxL8C— Real Madrid Fabrica (@FabricaMadrid) September 24, 2024 Nico Paz - Serie A 24/25:☑️4 games☑️240 minutes☑️1 assist☑️4/4 accurate long balls☑️6 key passes☑️3 big chances created☑️9/16 successful dribbles☑️5 tackles☑️3 interceptions20 years of age. He is already showing glimpses of his immense potential in Italy. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/WahnI2mCuS— Football Talent Scout - Jacek Kulig (@FTalentScout) September 24, 2024
🚨 JUST IN: Luka Modrić will most likely replace Mbappé in the XI vs Atlético Madrid. 4 midfielders formation. @MarioCortegana, @GuillermoRai_ pic.twitter.com/PSDBNvgHje— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) September 25, 2024