Absent for the next three weeks due to an injury to the biceps femoris of his left leg, Vinicius Jr will be missed by Real Madrid, who will have to adapt to compensate for the absence of the Brazilian.
New blow for Real Madrid. Not spared from injuries in recent months, particularly in defense, the Madrid club lost Vinicius Jr for the next three weeks. This Monday, the Merengue announced that the Brazilian was injured in the biceps femoris of his left leg and will miss several important meetings, starting with the clash against Liverpool this Wednesday in the Champions League (9 p.m.).
The absence of Real’s top scorer, who has 12 goals in 18 games, is a hard blow for Carlo Ancelotti, who will have to work tactically to replace the runner-up in the last Ballon d’Or.
Left all the way for Mbappé
Without Vinicius Jr, Kylian Mbappé should logically play more often on the left side. Aligned as a center forward since the start of the season, the former Parisian found his favorite side on Sunday evening in Leganés, while “Vini” occupied a more central position. A profitable choice for the Madrilenians, since the Frenchman – if not brilliant – seemed more comfortable and scored on a service from his partner. “I started well, with pace, in a different position. As I said on the first day of my arrival, I can play in different positions and I will play giving my best. It’s the story of my career, playing on the right, in the center, on the left… I especially want to play well and score a lot of goals”, confided the number 9 in the mixed zone after the match.
Can the option of aligning Mbappé on the left become a lasting solution for Carlo Ancelotti? “Mbappé is more used to playing on the left flank and today it was the best thing to do for the team and for him. Kylian trained for a week and a half, he was fresher. He s “He did very well and he scored after a fantastic assist from Vinicius. Little by little, they are both improving,” explained the Real coach, who found himself a little short of solutions for the match. in Liverpool on Wednesday.
Brahim Diaz to replace him at Anfield, Rodrygo in the long term?
Indeed, Carlo Ancelotti can only count on four attackers for the trip to the leader of the Champions League. Announced on the return after his injury to the femoral muscle of his left leg, Rodrygo is still not operational. If the Brazilian (3 goals in 11 La Liga games) emerges as the number one option to replace Vinicius Jr in Madrid’s 4-4-2, the path leading to Brahim Diaz seems to be the most likely to challenge the Reds.
Author of only one goal in ten matches in all competitions, the Moroccan international (25 years old, 8 caps) would then be aligned in a more offensive and more axial role than he is used to. Unless Carlo Ancelotti chooses to field Endrick (18), who has already started a match in the Champions League, against Lille on October 2, just two weeks after scoring his first goal in C1 against Stuttgart.
What about Arda Güler? Starting in the middle against Leganés, the 19-year-old Turk scored points (3 shots attempted – as many as Mbappé – four crosses, 38 successful passes out of 41, 4 successful dribbles). From there to convincing Carlo Ancelotti to bring him back into the eleven, in a position to which he is not accustomed?
In the meantime, the Real Madrid coach has decided to bring up the youngsters to compensate for the absence of Vinicius. For the trip to Liverpool, Gonzalo Garcia (20 years old) was called up. Capable of playing in all three positions in the attack, he has scored six goals in the last four matches for Castilla, the Madrid reserve.
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