Real Madrid seemed to have finally found a balance in midfield this season, where Dani Ceballos played an orchestrating role alongside Aurelien Tchouameni. However, Carlo Ancelotti will now be forced to reconstruct the platform for their attacks after Ceballos was excluded on Thursday for two months.
It probably means that one of Eduardo Camavinga, Luka Modric or Fede Valverde will be used in midfield instead of Ceballos. The Croatian probably has the nearest skills on Ceballos, but at the age of 39 there is worries about his ability to cease physically. Ancelotti, however, expressed faith in his alternatives.
“There are people who forgot that Camavinga played in the Champions League final this year. The two pivots were duckweed and Camavinga. He has the quality to play. Also Modric, Tchouameni … it's a shame about Ceballos, he supplied a lot. But as always we will replace it. '
However, against real betis this weekend he will also be without Valverde, who is said to be fit to be fit against Atletico Madrid next week in the Champions League.
“No planned peace, no injury. He has little discomfort and will not be available tomorrow, but it will be available in the next game. “
One of the options was to continue to use Valverde Rechtsback against Atletico, but Ancelotti also noted that Raul Asencio could be used right-back. In general, however, Real Madrid has improved defensively, and that is partly due to the improved working speed of their attacking quartet.
“Vinicius helps a lot. The team has changed a lot because the attackers work a lot. The team is Solider. I don't think I see it as a coach, Vinicius plays as a midfielder. “
Ancelotti recently admitted that he held a conference call with Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo will discuss their defense.
“We have often talked about it. Not only with Vinicius, with everyone. And they agreed. The chip has clearly changed in the last few games. The defensive improvement has been clear since the match against Athleti. “
It seems that Real Madrid became the corner somewhat after victories over Manchester City in the Champions League, but their round of 16 derby collision will be a real test of their references. The injury to Ceballos is certainly also a bitter blow and threatens to throw things out of balance.
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