In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid lost 0-1 to Paris Saint-Germain. Looking back at this game, the performance of the Real Madrid generals is difficult to satisfy. In particular, Asensio, who started the battle, played a disaster at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends: the offensive end repeatedly delayed the fighter and became the terminator, and the defensive end did not actively return to the defense, resulting in Modric and Casemiro constantly assisting him. After the game, Asensio, who was both offensive and defensive, only got a post-match rating of 5.5. In this regard, Real Madrid fans have complained: no wonder Zidane has not been able to reuse Real Madrid for 2 times, it is better to go to Valverde!
Considering the super attacking power of Neymar, Messi and Kylian Mbappe, Ancelotti, who led the team away, intends to strengthen the defense, especially on the right side of Real Madrid, where Mbappe is mainly attacking. To be sure, such tactical considerations are reasonable. After all, judging from the recent state and strength comparison of the two teams, Real Madrid is slightly inferior. Holding a draw back to the Bernabeu is a good option. However, Real Madrid fans were dumbfounded when they saw Asensio in the right wing: even if his defense were better than Rodrigo's, it would not be able to withstand Mbappe and would drag down the attack on the right.
It turns out that the eyes of Real Madrid fans are shining. In the face of the repeated impacts of Mbappe and Nuno Mendes, Asensio, whose athletics have deteriorated severely and has insufficient awareness of assisting defense, simply cannot resist. Because of this, Real Madrid right-back Carvajal is in a dilemma of being alone. Seeing this, Modric and Casemiro had to run to the right side to help defend, which completely disrupted the balance of Real Madrid's midfield, resulting in a sharp reduction in offensive efficiency.
Not only is the defense not strong, Asensio is also pulling his crotch on the offensive end. Vinicius, who is constantly threatening on the left, has little presence on the offensive end on the right. Struggling to form a good chance, Asensio's hesitation led to a counterattack by Paris Saint-Germain. Forced to defend fouls, Mendy was forced to defend fouls and then received a yellow card. According to statistics, he will be absent due to accumulated yellow cards and the second leg knockout round of Paris Saint-Germain. Coupled with Casemiro, who was also suspended at that time, the difficulty of Real Madrid's turnover has increased sharply.
The performance of attack and defense was ruined, so that Asensio only got a post-match rating of 5.5 and ranked first in the bottom of the real madrid team. In this regard, Real Madrid fans have complained: no wonder Zidane has refused to reuse Asensio twice. Come to think of it, although Asensio made a lot of appearances during Zidane's tenure, he rarely gained reuse in key games. The origin goes back to the source because he occasionally has supernatural performances in ordinary competitions, but the competition often pulls his crotch. Not only will it not be able to help Real Madrid, but it will become a shortcoming of the opponent's main attack.
It is worth mentioning that after the game, many Real Madrid fans complained: why not let Valverde start. During Zidane's time at Real Madrid, he played the entire right flank. Referring to Valverde's previous cameo appearance as a right winger, it can help Carvajal to assist in defending and complete the ball-holding advance on the right, far better than Asensio. Unfortunately, Ancelotti once again had no intention of reusing him and chose to trust Asensio. As a result, Real Madrid, which was full of hair and body, eventually lost 0-1. I have to say that today's Asensio has become the number one chicken rib of Real Madrid: it is a pity to send it away, and it is embarrassing to use it.