Whether it is the big reversal of Paris Saint-Germain, or the two consecutive wins of the previous national derby, the Real Madrid have felt an unusual meaning: is this Real Madrid, which is still in the reconstruction period, so strong?
Yesterday at 20:00, Paris Saint-Germain faced Monaco away, and the result was kicked by Monaco 3:0, and some fans could not help but spit out: Real Madrid, such a dish?
After all, even Monaco can beat Paris a 3:0.
Sure enough, in the national derby played at 4:00 a.m. today, Real Madrid collapsed directly at home, trailing Barca 4-0 in 50 minutes, and even in the end they were unable to counterattack a goal.
Is this Benzema's pot, or Ancelotti's pot?
How much does the absence of Benzema and Mendy affect Real Madrid? First of all, Benzema does not have a qualified substitute in Real Madrid, whether it is Jovic, who has scored only 1 goal in 17 games, or Mariano, who has only made 7 appearances this season, let them assume Benzema's role in the game? Sorry, they couldn't do it at all!
So Ancelotti's brain twitched, and once again picked up the tactic he had once been obsessed with: no front.
As we all know, even if there is no front, when used in reality, this former center position still has to have a player, and Ancelotti's choice is: Modric.
As a result, a lineup that is not used regularly by Real Madrid has emerged, with Nacho starting with better defensive ability on the left side than Marcelo, and Rodrigo starting from injury on the right, which is more than a little worse than the previous prediction of The Ball Jun, of course, it is possible that Bale is still not recovering his health.
Modric is too far ahead
From Ancelotti's idea, it is likely that he hopes to build an advantage in the midfield for Real Madrid through Modric's withdrawal to participate in the organization, while vinicius and Rodrigo on both wings use speed and breakthrough to suppress Barca's side defense.
Three midfielders Kroos, Casemiro and Valverde worked with Modric to pressure Barca, but in fact, Kroos and Modric's athleticism has declined sharply, and the direct consequence is that Real Madrid simply cannot hold on.
Can't stop Barca's infiltration, all the pre-match arrangements are nonsense, Real Madrid in the first half is completely chaotic, not systematic, and As an important part of Ancelotti's arrangement, Nacho, can not keep up with Dembele's rhythm, completely eaten by all kinds of raw food, completed speeding crosses, and repeatedly helped Barca create scoring opportunities.
Another Real Madrid is pinned on high hopes is Vinicius, this time the Cubs completely lost the scenery of the past, not only the Real Madrid lineup is unbalanced, disjointed, his own performance has many problems, the ball dragged mud and water, always give people a feeling of slow beat, it seems that the middle of the road without Benzema, he lost the direction and the same goal.
The data on the left is Real Madrid and on the right is Barca
As you can see from this chart, Barca created 7 great chances in this game! Being able to sweep Real Madrid 4-0 after missing four of these opportunities speaks volumes about how bad the game was.
At the same time, this is also the third national derby between Real Madrid and Barca this season, Barca clearly occupies the advantage of possession, Real Madrid players on the one hand are dragged down by tactical arrangements, on the other hand, because many players are in unfamiliar areas, inducing a one-sided rhythm in the first half.
The collapse of the first half was unexpected by everyone, and Ancelotti had to overturn all his pre-match preparations, replacing Carvajal and Kroos at half-time in favor of Mariano and Camarenga, who were considered centers.
From the 46th minute to the next substitution of Real Madrid, Real Madrid actually maintained a three-back system, Alaba as a left centre-back, Nacho played right center-back, and Alaba was undoubtedly unfamiliar with such a formation, so the crash continued, Barca scored two goals in just 4 minutes, Aubameyang and Ferran Torres with the show to fly!
If it weren't for Courtois' performance, Real Madrid...
And all this is based on courtois's repeated attacks.
So, just a dozen minutes after rebuilding the system, Ancelotti was confused by two more goals and was forced to make more conventional substitutions: Vazquez replaced Nacho and Asensio replaced Rodrigo.
And Casemiro also came to the position of center-back with the progress of the game, and the Real Madrid players barely found a familiar sense of position, and returned to some normalcy in the last half hour.
But in any case, in the national derby, Thibaut Courtois made 6 saves without mistake, but the mistake was that the team also lost the game at home with a score of 0:4.
It was another outright denial of the ceremonial midfielder, Ancelotti.
Should Real Madrid's ceremonial third midfielder really renew his contract? Should Modric stay at Real Madrid? Ancelotti, who sits on a luxurious lineup, why can only have a set of lineups that can be handed over, all of this must be handed over to Florentino to solve.
Once again, Ancelotti exposed her shortcomings
As a world-class manager, Ancelotti can rarely come up with a second set of lineup plans, on the contrary, Xavi has successively replaced Depay, Garvey, Traoré, Alves, Gonzalez 5 more offensive players after the game, although limited by the score, the desire of both sides to play after 4:0 is not large, but it is certain that Xavi showed the show, and his team still has countless changes.
Real Madrid is not without, Hazard, Marcelo, Jovic, Isco, Ceballos, etc. are still sitting on the bench, even if Real Madrid has been in an outrageous state, Ancelotti does not even want to give these players a chance to carry the pot.
At the same time, replacing Mariano at half-time is also an incomprehensible operation, expecting a player who has made a total of 4 league appearances this season and averaged less than 30 minutes per game to save Real Madrid? What a nonsense! Even if you go to Hazard, it can't be worse!
Ancelotti faces this defeat and bears the main responsibility! The Real Madrid executives, who have been delayed in promoting the blood exchange process, also have certain responsibilities.
Conclusion: Will what awaits Real Madrid be the Great Purge?
Real Madrid still have a big lead in La Liga, and the number of rounds in La Liga has become less and less, from this point of view, if Benzema returns in time, Real Madrid will still be the most powerful contender for the La Liga title, but real Madrid's current problems can not continue to be ignored.
In addition to trying to sign Mbappe in the new season, the real madrid midfielder and the blood exchange work of the defender is also the top priority, and now it seems that whether Modric has renewed his contract is really not the main job of Real Madrid, Real Madrid should sign Joan Ameni, with the current Camaringa, Valverde, Casemiro, so that the Real Madrid midfield can achieve rejuvenation.
Modric could leave Real Madrid as a result
At the same time, after Marcelo left the team, Real Madrid needed a replacement for Mendy, and in terms of central defenders, whether to sign Rudiger must also be included in the consideration of Real Madrid, in addition to the position of right-back, after a long-term injury, Carvajal can not find the state!
For Real Madrid, the only good news is that the current 25-man first team (including 2 goalkeepers), at least Bale, Marcelo, Isco will leave the team next season, while there are Jovic, Mariano, Eden Hazard, Ceballos, Vallejo and other players who can be loaned out and sold, in theory, even after signing Mbappe, Real Madrid still has enough financial space to improve the first team lineup.
At the moment when Barca are making a strong comeback, the real Madrid blood exchange process will inevitably speed up!