La Liga 2024/25

It's a win.

Ancelotti is still struggling to find balance with these players.

The midfield offers no creativity. A lot of running with no penetration.

Modric, at 39, is the only player who can see a pass.

Why doesn't he try Guler. Guy is balling with Turkiye.

For me, Tchouameni is a waste in midfield. Doesn't cover the middle well and his decision making is just too slow.

Ceballos is a better option. That's telling.

We are cooking so hard my TV is in flames

Raphinha is possessed

Ever since someone posted a Nico shirt with his number, he's been unstoppable

Flick has had many easy wins so far into the season, could it be another one on Saturday

Can't wait to puncture their tires.

Im gonna downplay again Sevilla are nothing like the past n it was easy for us... the goals n performance are good obviously but for example the highline cost us another goal n some marginal offside chances for the opponent... we dont have Araujo who can recover the ground so wonder if we will continue to do that in the classico cos Vini n Mbappe are gonna be so happy if we do

We are playing on energy-saving mode in 2nd halves.. the goal we conceded was because we got relaxed toward the end of the game leading 4-0 but yes indeed the highline is always a risky tactic. But we've only conceded 3 more goals than RM but scored 12 more.

Flickswagen is impressive because we lead 3-0 by HT and can chill out and just stroll the other 45 mins conserving our stamina.

All in all it's better than staying back and winning 1-0 every game and fearing we may draw until the very last minute but yeas the high line might cost us against bigteams with Pena in goal especially. No better way to test it than vs Bayern and Madrid consecutively.

Definitely agree we are doing much better, the way we seem to overpower teams quickly n can then rotate a lot is great. Lets see the real test this week of our true level

So they accept he is a poor midfielder or what?

BREAKING: The experiment is OVER. Jude Bellingham is set to return to his position of last season. @jfelixdiaz pic.twitter.com/4bZX4lsWqD

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) October 21, 2024

Bit disappointing, n even this last game he was frustrated n angry cos Vini didnt pass to him to score Last season when Real had Kroos he could push up n goal poach, but now with no functioning midfield n Mbappe dont defend means hes had to make the scarifice n do it much more, hence the frustration it seems On the one hand its good to see Real struggle a bit but I also wanna see top player shines so I often feel two sided when watching them nowadays

It’s a work in progress! Carlo struggling to find right configuration, who to play in midfield and dealing with a depleted defense.

Mbappe still hasn’t shown his talent, clearly not as good as Vinicius although he supposedly is as talented.

Rodrygo frustrated although he is clearly the one to the bench when they don’t play 3 forwards.

Bellingham is having difficulty adjusting to a different role, meanwhile Guler who shows impressive promise is frustrated at not being given more opportunities.

Tchouameni is same as Mendy, useless for offense and some questionable mistakes in defense. Valverde is likely the most consistent, but they suffer from no clear roles. Camavinga must be getting frustrated as he consistently loses out to Tchouameni and he is the likely expendable if new midfielders as rumoured come in next year. Modric although good moments, his age is showing.

And defense clearly struggling due to injuries to Alaba and Carvajal. Militao is not as good as he was before ACL injury. Club seems to be on a path for both free transfers Davies and Trent A-A, but as they learned this summer, nothing is certain. Rumours today say they are making a play for Saliba plus already talks about Xabi Alonso coming next season and bringing Wirtz with him.

This is typical Flo, assembling a team of superstars or galacticos. It’s difficult to form a cohesive team with the internal competition. Difference this time around is the stars are throughout the entire squad and he is doing it without spending outrageous signing fees.

But I trust Carlo will work it out.