Vinicius was for a maximum of 60 minutes and Ancelotti I decided that they were the first of the match and not the final ones. Clearly it was a mistake. The Brazilian left the match totally out of focus, overshadowed by Athletic’s physique and the toughness of the intimidator Danny Garcia. Wouldn’t it have been better to save the Brazilian for the final stretch and a possible extension? He would have added the same minutes and would have been on the pitch when the match was decided and with Athletic’s defense more tired. Strange decision by Carletto.
Athletic passed deservedly against a Madrid that looked like a newly landed team from Brazil in its entirety. Nothing worked for the white team except for the pair of central defenders, who avoided an even greater catastrophe.
Conclusion: between a team that wanted the Cup and another that doesn’t care a bit, the one who wanted won. The Athletic.
How Karim is missed!
Without Benzema, Madrid is much less Madrid. The white team barely generated in attack without the French striker, who is in charge of engaging the whites’ offensive game. And if we add to that that Ancelotti had a thing with Vinicius, then the elimination of Real Madrid is more easily explained. The white team needed the Brazilian in the final stretch, not at the start of the game.
Nico Williams, broken
It hurt us all. The little Williams he broke on the edge of the break after a heel click and left in tears. It was his moment, with the starting lineup in his possession, above all a Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Cup with San Mams inflamed… He was putting Alaba in trouble and he had to leave a game that seemed designed for him. May he come back soon.
The Militao-Nacho couple, the best of Madrid
The central couple that replaced Ramos and Varane last year got together again in San Mams to sign a great match. With Alaba on the left, they kept Real Madrid on their feet for most of the game. Attentive, aggressive, quick to cross… If it wasn’t for them, the game would have been much more red and white.
Casemiro-Kroos-Modric, it was not his day
The worst game in a long time for Real Madrid’s midfield. As if the three had played with Brazil yesterday. Inaccurate and without rhythm, they succumbed to Athletic’s push and lost more balls than ever. Ancelotti found himself doing what he almost never does and took off Kroos with everything to decide with 15 minutes to go. Luka, yes, from less to more, was once again the player with the most physical deployment.
Dani GarcÃa, to drive Vini crazy
The Athletic midfielder jumped onto the pitch with the mission of getting Vini mad. Apart from a cannon shot that Courtois took from him, he did not do anything else in the first 42 minutes, until he saw a yellow card and already had to lower revolutions. The image he projected was ugly, facing Vinicius in every action, provoking him even if there was no ball in between… Of course, it was not a game to teach children in schools, no matter how much that other football likes some trainers.
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Ancelotti, you were wrong with Vini