Real Madrid had kept track of Arsenal in the first half, although the implementation was not exactly brilliant, but was dismantled by the Gunners in the second half. Again the attitude of the Real Madrid stars came in question, a theme of the season.
Los Blancos has difficulty balancing their side since the addition of Kylian Mbappe, with four mainly attack -oriented players in the starting XI. Carlo Ancelotti has asked time and time again to defend dedication and tried to convince his stars to do the work without doing the ball. Earlier, Ancelotti had reportedly even shown Arsenal Forward as an example for his in February – a message that was clearly not picked up.
The statistics make grim reading for Los Blancos. With their work ethics that are already being questioned by fans and press in the Spanish capital, Marca notes that Real Madrid jointly walked a total of 101.2 km with the Emirates. More than a kilometer less per player than their opponents in London, who were at 113.9 km.
Compared to Bayern Munich and Inter, the statistics look even worse. Their players ran 125.6 km and 123 km respectively, in the case of Bayern an increase of almost 25% on Real Madrid. As much as the effort has been questioned this season, also by Ancelotti, the methods of fitness coach Antonio Pintus have also come under fire. The Italian plant the season in general for Real Madrid to peak physically in the months of February, March and April, a boost that did not play this season.
Some will place the debt again at the feet of Ancelotti, who clearly is in charge of insuring on his part, are motivated. The Italian himself interviewed their attitude again after the game and also took responsibility for the defeat. It could cost Ancelotti his position, with his position increasingly weak.
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