It is much easier to plan it than to achieve it. Mission: stop Nico Williams. Ancelotti and his son Davide have had on their task list to find the formula to minimize the enormous influence of the youngest Williams in this Athletic team and in the National Team.
With grass ahead of him, Nico is an atomic danger. It is not only his top speed (for example, in the Eurocup reached a maximum record of 35.8 km/hthe second fastest in the National Team), is also how he uses it in conjunction with the ball. He is the First Division footballer who attempts the most dribbles (126), tied with another player like Bryan Zaragoza. But the rojillo has done them in two more games. Nico tries for an average of 11.9 dribbling per match. His success in them still penalizes him somewhat, because in that section he drops to fifth in the table (44.4%).
The man who can be key to putting a dam on him indicates that it will be Fede Valverde. Be like of thean option that cannot be ruled out and in which the Uruguayan is increasingly showing signs of adaptation to the position, or entering the line of midfielders but on the right side, to favor the two against one for Nico together with Lucas Vázquez. Be the pincer.
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The Galician has returned with confidence from his muscle injury, but the idea of short-circuiting the winger who wants to attack the white right back with an extra teammate has already been put into practice before. Without going any further, in the Classic, although there was Bellingham the sacrificed piece to assist him in neutralizing Raphinha.
Asencio's vision
The web that can be woven over the Eurocup champion will need the extra attentive surveillance of Raúl Asencio. The youth player is the centre-back most closely linked to Nico Williams' zone of action and the red-and-white player has been very effective when it comes to, if he cannot progress (which he likes to do, he is the one who shoots the most in Athletic), look for the goal pass. The last one was given last Sunday at his exhibition in Vallecas, a measured assist for Sancet at 1-2. There are five assists this season, he leads the ranking in the lions along with De Marcos and Berenguer.
Fede Valverde is Ancelotti's multitasking footballer and depending on how the Italian intends to use him in San Mamés, the plan for Nico Williams will be seen. The composition of the medullary allows variations to Carletto. Tchouameni appears without filmingbut he is trusted by the Madrid coach and Ceballos won against Getafe to be able to be a pivot again with the Uruguayan. Nico Williams tests a Madrid that has accumulated three days without conceding a goal…
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