I haven't kept up much with Castilla so I'm out of the loop. I hope he pans out, but I know Reguilon has the quality and drive to succeed here.
I don’t think that comparison works as we have Mendy on the left already. But I’d be ok with selling Reguilon with a buyback option.
I don't see a buyback option being the priority. Mendy is slowly establishing himself, and Reguillon is craving a niche for himself and trying to get into some serious national team attention. I think this is a situation where what's best for him isn't what's best for Real Madrid.
Honestly when I have watched his matches he has struggled defensively. He's primarily playing as a left-sided attacker who sometimes defends. Just like Marcelo lol. Still think he is a very good talent with a big future.
Asensio underwent a medical examination this afternoon. The result of the MRI is an edema in the knee. It will require a few days of rest and the player will abandon the national team camp in the next few hours. 🚨 ÚLTIMA HORA | @marcoasensio10 ha sido sometido esta tarde a una exploración médica.🩹 El resultado de la resonancia es un edema en la rodilla. Precisará de unos días de reposo y el jugador abandonará en la próximas horas la concentración. #SomosEspaña 🇪🇸#SomosFederación pic.twitter.com/efZDMqLbPe— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) September 1, 2020
Karim Benzema suffered a groin injury against Valencia. Tests reveal that it's a minor injury, he should be back for Villarreal match after FIFA break.https://t.co/iJXBSOSl2a pic.twitter.com/vvikqPaC1B— Daily Madrid (@DailyMadridcom) November 11, 2020
If even one of Ramos, Benzema, Courtois, Casemiro or Valverde aren't playing we are fighting an uphill battle before the match even begins. No replacements for them. None.
I will place Benzema last on this list. we have other players that can score goals at the rate that Benzema is scoring this year.
So where's this Miguel Gutierrez kid? It's pretty clear that Marcelo can't handle the left side anymore.
He is there but Zidane would not call him up and play him as long as Marcelo is here. Marcelo is one of his guys and that was evident when Reguillon returned to the bench as soon as Zidane took over.
Zidane isn't going to disrespect Marcelo like that, he was a former player, he understands what that means. I also don't think it'll be perceived well in the dressing room. So we're stuck with Marcelo this year.
Yeah, i mean, that was Reguilon at some point though. The veterans perceive it one way, but the younger players see some sort of establishment in the squad where one guy gets by mostly by the name on the back of his shirt.
Sadly, I doubt Marcelo leaves even next season. He's likely to see out his contract until 2022. Maybe his minutes will get significantly reduced next season.
Agreed, works in both directions, playing on merit would solve a lot of those issues but i guess it doesn't quite work that way in the real world
I have no clue. What i will say though is that you can sort of see it in his face when he's terrible. He knows it. This isn't some kind of Bale situation where he's pretty much past it and feels like it's other people's fault. He has this defeated expression when he sucks that truly makes you feel sorry for him.
I don't know the numbers exactly, but Marcelo's wages being off the books relative to what we got and would pay for Reguilon can't be stratospherically different. If the dressing room leader is the determining factor then fine, I can whole heatedly agree with that importance, but so is having a capable player on the field. I guess the X-factor is would Mendy play every game if Marcelo wasn't in the team and Reguilon was and that's something we don't really know. All I know is if you have a good player from your academy and they'd die for the shirt, you might want to take advantage of that.