It’s a crazy bet that Carlo Ancelotti launched in the defensive sector. Militao being injured for a large part of the season and Alaba still in the infirmary, Real Madrid’s central defense will be tinkered with for several weeks while awaiting a potential arrival in the winter transfer window. A situation facing which the Italian coach decided to make a strong choice in his hierarchy. Ferland Mendy could be aligned in central defense in case of emergency.
Mendy passes Vallejo
Rudiger, Tchouaméni, Asencio and Mendy so that’s the plan for the next matches. Still injured in the ankle, Aurélien Tchouaméni should return on December 1 against Getafe. With the emergence of Asencio, 21, who came on as a substitute against Osasuna, Jesus Vallejo lost the confidence of his coach and fell further down the hierarchy. But the choice of Ferland Mendy seems crazy because the French full-back has only known this position twice, under Zidane and has even been aligned more times as a right side (4) than as a central defender.
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To summarize
Carlo Ancelotti will have to deal with the long-term absence of Militao for his central hinge. The Italian coach would have made a strong choice. In the hierarchy, we find Rudiger, Tchouaméni, Asencio and… Mendy. The left side would pass in front of Vallejo, a central defender by trade.
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