THE PALETTE TO GJONI – At the end of added time, Real Madrid achieved an extremely valuable victory from an accounting point of view. It could also be from a footballing point of view if the players and the technical staff correctly analyze the progress of the match.
The neutral spectator of this Valencia – Real Madrid must certainly have been delighted with the scenario of this meeting knowing that Valencia was still leading in the 84th minute and that after the two achievements of the Chamartín club, the locals could have equalized during their last game action with a little more luck.
On the Madrid side, there was an emotional lift during this meeting with a happy ending.
The challenge now for said Madridism (players and technical staff included) is to switch very quickly to rationality, otherwise, Real Madrid could go beyond serious disappointments in this marathon month of January.
Faced with disciplined adversity but not up to the occasion, Carlo Ancelotti’s men started the meeting on a senatorial pace and with insufficient intensity.
The ball was taking too long to pass and while Bellingham and Ceballos can be blamed in the first half for the aforementioned fact, they were little helped by the attacking trio who were far too static and predictable to disrupt the opposing rearguard.
The trio in question fell back into their mistakes by poorly coordinating their pressing among themselves as well as with the midfield line.
It is perfectly understandable that players cannot initiate each encounter with the same intensity. Therefore, it is up to the coach to ensure that there is enough rotation so that everyone feels involved.
Jude Bellingham showed a lot of composure to deceive the vigilance of the opposing goalkeeper and give victory to Real Madrid (realmadrid.com)
Real Madrid failing in offensive spaces
The entries of Camavinga, Brahim Díaz and Modrić were saving and in our opinion, Ceballos did not benefit from the continuity that was offered to him. The competition with Camavinga in this second part of the season promises to be breathtaking.
On the tactical side, Real Madrid must realize that there are deep gaps and that the result is just a cover-up for what was proposed.
Real Madrid were better and more dangerous offensively with 10 outfield players than with 11. This was in fact indicative of poor space management on the part of the attacking three and leaves open the question of the relevance of aligning the three attackers at the same time depending on the context. It’s up to them to make us lie from the next meetings.
Real Madrid therefore benefited from success to obtain a victory which is so important from a La Liga perspective. He is now leader of the Spanish championship even though he was on the ropes several months ago.
He must realize that the collective performance in Valencia is not good and strive to work on areas that could be improved. What he has experienced during this season so far that an advantage in the ranking, despite or not, can prove to be ephemeral,
John Haskaj
