This post-Benzema or pre-Mappé Real Madrid presents an alarming diagnosis. A galloping anemia in both areas, which leads him to water the midfielders’ field. And it is precisely there, in the areas, where Simeone’s Atlético becomes strong. This explains why the red and whites won a derby to which the whites appeared an hour late, which took Ancelotti to correct his initial approach. By then Morata, who would be Haaland in this Madrid, had already served his personal revenge cold with two goals that illuminated the cholismo.
Given his core nature, Carlo Ancelotti tends to minimize risks. And he knows that there is no better way to do it than with the ball at his feet. That is why in the Metropolitano he planted his eleven of good-footed midfielders (Camavinga, Modric, Kroos and Valverde), to which he added Bellingham and the most associative 9, Rodrygo. Six footballers to rock the game and deactivate the vertigo of an Atlético that is also bleeding precisely from that wound, the midfield. Added to the lack of signing a midfielder is an untimely plague of injuries in that position that has been a headache for Simeone.
The ‘Cholo’ board
But this lazy Real Madrid seems determined to appear late in games. Three minutes were needed to portray, once again, the laziness, perhaps sufficiency, of an Alaba who did not pursue a Lino cross from the left into the heart of the area. Morata appeared there to head it into the net to the delirium of the stands and the anger of Carletto. Another uphill game. However, this time it didn’t seem like just an initial empanada, each arrival of Atlético smelled like napalm.
They attacked the backs of Lucas and Fran on the sides and the centers were always in arrival areas from behind, where Griezmann joined freely because Camavinga, a player whose youthful audacity took him out of the midfield too many times, was not with him. Cholo had designed the match perfectly on the board. And in the 18th minute he passed again. Another poisonous center from Lino was finished off by ‘The Little Prince’ into the net due to the indolence of the white defense, where Rudiger and Alaba were overwhelmed by the game. And with Bellingham disconnected and Rodrygo wandering through the spaces, Atlético sent Madrid to the canvas with each arrival.
The duel reached half an hour in a frenzy that Simeone tried to stop, knowing that the exchange of blows was not a good idea. Precisely in one of those comings and goings Valverde reached the end of the corridor for the first time and took a tense cross that Bellingham missed by centimeters, but the red and white clearance fell into the feet of Kroos, who changed the ball from his leg to stab it into the goal. grid.
Liquid attacks
Atlético suddenly declined, entrenching themselves in their area besieged by an army of hobbits (players and midfielders) without a single orc (an area forward). Attacks as liquid as they were effervescent due to the lack of punch from Ancelotti’s men, planted another day in front of a steak with a spoon in hand. They managed to tie, despite this, but Camavinga’s goal was disallowed due to Rudiger’s previous offside, which was highly questioned by the whites.
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There were many decisions to make and Carletto made a logical one, removing Joselu for a midfielder, Modric. The Croatian has not tactically digested the arrival of Bellingham well, which overshadows him in space. However, the duel resumed with another unexpected incident when in the first athletic approach another two against one on the wing ended with a cross from Saúl that Morata finished alone and with Alaba, who had resigned from his marking, reproaching his teammates for the play. Carletto has a problem with the Austrian centre-back, who seems more and more vulnerable.
No white reaction
He tried to correct Ancelotti’s mess, placing Tchouameni as anchor and closing the wings with Nacho and Mendy. Too late. With three to one and spaces, the derbni was too uphill. Madrid held off Atlético in the final stretch, but this time the colchoneros did not retreat in their area. The red and white parish gave themselves a tribute by winning over their close rival and Ancelotti left meditative. Logical, because they have plenty of reasons… And Atlético, who was on the ledge in case of defeat in the derby, comes out proud and leaves a powerful message of resistance. But the League speaks Catalan: Barça and Girona, co-leaders.
The record of Atlético-Madrid (3-1)
Atlético: Oblak, Savic, Gimenez, Beautiful, Molina, Lino, Marcos Llorente, Koke, Saul Niguez, Griezmann and Morata.
Changes: Witsel by Coke (m. 46); Azpilicueta by Mill (m. 65); Memphis by Morata (m. 82); Strap by Gimenez (m. 86); Javi Galan by Lino (m. 86).
Coach: Simeone
Madrid: Kepa, Lucas Vázquez, Rüdiger, Alaba, Fran García, Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos, Bellingham, Modric and Rodrygo.
Changes: Joselu by Modric (d. 46); Nacho by Lucas Vázquez (d. 57); Mendy by Fran García (d. 57); Tchouaméni for Camavinga (d. 57); Brahim by Kroos (d. 70).
Coach: Ancelotti
Goals: 1-0, Morata (m. 4); 2-o, Griezmann (m. 18); 2-1, Kroos (m. 35); 3-1, Morata (m. 46)
Referee: Alberola Rojas
Yellow cards: Modric (m. 45); Giménez (m. 45+1); Mendy (m. 47); Bellingham (m. 90+5)
2023-09-24 21:13:46
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