and Actual Madrid will probably be desperate to return to successful methods towards Girona later tonight after they line up at Estadi Montilivi.
The Merengues haven’t loved an ideal run of outcomes of late and are coming recent off a loss at San Mames to Athletic Membership the place they had been largely outplayed.
Girona aren’t any much less of a formidable opposition and of their possibilities towards a wounded Actual Madrid. Michel’s males is probably not as high-flying as final season however are nonetheless simply two factors away from European qualification locations.
The Catalan facet are additionally getting into the sport at Montilivi after a current rut and will probably be trying to decide off a particular win. For Actual Madrid, it’s all about sustaining the slender hole with Barcelona and staying on their toes.
Madrid Common brings you three speaking factors forward of Girona vs Actual Madrid.
Want for consistency
Actual Madrid’s struggles this season have certainly been linked with a dropped stage within the high quality of gamers throughout the sphere. Nevertheless, that has not completely prevented them from taking factors in vital video games.
Los Blancos have proven brilliance in flashes and their potential to win with out dominating video games is nicely documented. The truth is, they weren’t the higher crew on the sphere in most video games even final season after they received two trophies.
The distinction this time round is with the consistency of particular person gamers stepping up and the Merengues’ outcomes are testomony to the identical.
Actual Madrid have misplaced 5 of their final 11 video games throughout all competitions with a defeat proportion alarmingly near 50% and there’s a lot that should change by way of their consistency with wins.
The defeat to Lille, as an example, triggered response and the crew went on to win their subsequent three video games. The momentum stopped at that time they usually misplaced the following two.
Simply when it appeared thereafter that they had been again to successful methods with two wins, they misplaced to Liverpool after which once more recorded one win and one defeat of their subsequent two video games.
Actual Madrid are thus in dire want of momentum and the lads in white should look to construct on it later tonight. In spite of everything, the following month will determine the result of their season on many fronts.
Ought to Tchouameni be dropped?
Actual Madrid’s midfield troubles have been well-documented this season and Aurelien Tchouameni has emerged as one of many main culprits.
The Frenchman has been subpar all season, each out and in of possession, and has struggled to ascertain his dominance in the midst of the park.
An harm stored him out of motion for a month and he returned to the sphere midweek at San Mames solely to dish out one more poor efficiency and is now significantly underneath the highlight as a candidate to be benched.
With the crew’s midfield requiring extra stability on the ball, and missing management and a inventive contact, Tchouameni seemingly provides not one of the traits required and falls behind the likes of Dani Ceballos within the pecking order.
Ancelotti at Montilivi and will look to shift to a extra attacking lineup with Brahim Diaz returning rather than the Frenchman.
The three-man midfield, in such a scenario, would comprise Jude Bellingham, Dani Ceballos and Federico Valverde.
Mbappe’s ultimate golden likelihood
Vinicius Jr.’s harm final month got here as a large blow for Actual Madrid however was broadly seen as a golden alternative for Kylian Mbappe to showcase his expertise.
With rumours floating that the participant was fed up enjoying because the striker and was longing to return to the wing, the Frenchman lastly had the possibility to play on Actual Madrid’s left flank which is his area of interest.
Within the three video games which have adopted, nonetheless, Mbappe has carried out nothing to recommend he belongs even remotely near the beginning lineup.
The participant was horrendous towards Liverpool and missed a penalty, scored a aim however missed three huge possibilities and forfeited the possibility to take a penalty towards Getafe and even missed one other spot-kick towards Athletic Membership.
Vinicius is recovering forward of schedule and is ready to return towards Atalanta, implying that the conflict towards Girona might be Mbappe’s ultimate likelihood within the foreseeable future the place he will get to play on the left facet. Can he take his likelihood and show himself lastly?
