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El Clásico has left many clues, other than Barcelona’s indisputable victory. Perhaps most telling was the impact of Karim Benzema’s absence on Real Madrid’s attack. Without striker number “9”, Carlo Ancelotti chose to form Luka Modric in the center of the fake striker, surrounded by Vinicius and Rodrygo. The experiment was unsuccessful and the white team, who wore the black jersey last Sunday, did not cause any danger.
With hardly any options
Although the criticism of Ancelotti has intensified, the truth is that the coach did not have many other options. Without cream, and with Rodrygo ahead of Asensio in formation against Barcelona, the Italian’s arsenal was filled with wet gunpowder.
Eden Hazard does not get opportunities to participate. Gareth Bale was officially excluded from the final list due to back pain, and his last appearance was three minutes in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Paris Saint-Germain. Luka Jovic does not count, and is punished for his poor performance (three goals in 49 games with Real Madrid since 2019) and Mariano., Ancelotti’s desperate plan “B” at half-time in El Clasico, had a completely secondary role in the team.
Mbappe’s certainty
Thus, Madrid, despite Jarrah’s humiliating defeat, is compelled to look to the future, which has reasons for optimism. The main reason is the potential arrival of Kylian Mbappe, who at this point is taken for granted, after the Frenchman was repeatedly refused renewal by Paris Saint-Germain as the club plunged into a deep crisis after being sank in the round of 16 of the Champions League at the Bernabeu.
No one doubts today that Mbappe will wear the white shirt from next summer, which will take Madrid’s attack to another level. He scored 26 goals and made 17 assists this season in Paris (37 matches) this will certainly strengthen Real Madrid’s attack and complement the production of Benzema and Vinicius (32 goals and 17 goals respectively), two players who confirmed their continuation in the club.
As reported by Marca, Real Madrid’s other big attacking ambition in the 2022-2023 season is the inclusion of Erling Haaland, the Norwegian striker for Borussia Dortmund, for whom Manchester City are also fighting. Madrid and Manchester appear to be left on their own in the fight for the North striker, who has scored 80 goals in 82 appearances for Dortmund.
The fight for Haaland is not as favorable on the white side as the fight with Paris Saint-Germain for Mbappe, but matches like last Sunday underline the importance of strengthening Madrid’s attack, relying excessively on Benzema, who will turn 35 in December. He has more muscle problems than before, perhaps due to the large number of participations and his return to the French national team.
making numbers
The financial suitability of the plan is complex. Madrid is trying to calculate its accounts to face two deals of enormous depth. For this, he has a salary block that will be cut by several important players whose contracts will expire (Marcelo, Bale, Isco), and the possible departure of players who hardly count, such as Hazard, Jovic and Mariano, all of whom are linked to the club with exorbitant salaries.
In order for there to be entrances, there must be exits, and the club is already working on them, trying to adjust the numbers to strengthen the attack which, in principle, in addition to Benzema and Vinicius, should renew for Rodrygo and Asensio, despite the special case of Marco whose contract expires in The year is 2023 and the club must decide this summer if it is renewed or put on the market.
source: marca
