Ancelotti’s World Plan

The World Cup in Qatar It is the main problem for club coaches, above line-ups, schemes and injuries. Because the success at the end of the season largely depends on the management that is done before, during and after. “We don’t know what will happen after the World Cup”, he has repeated on several occasions this season Carlo Ancelottithat in the previous duel against Osasuna He gave a few more clues than he has in mind, although he is still shaping the plan, in which Antonio Pintus also participates.

The pre World plan:

The idea here is clear, especially for this month of October. Madrid will play nine games in 27 dayswhich forces to rotate every three days. Ancelotti has its block defined, but we will not see the same lineup from one game to another. There will be variations in all the lines to minimize the risk of injury and so that the team does not lose energy as the games go by.

Ancelotti wants to add the highest number of points in the League and the goal in the Champions is to leave the classification sealed in the next two games to face the final duels against RB Leipzig and Celtic more calmly.

Carletto He will look at the physical condition of his players for the good of Real Madrid and also for that of his players, since it would hurt him if one of his players missed the World Cup due to a last-minute injury. They are pending of everything Ancelotti and Pintus.

The plan during the World Cup:

Here the group is divided between the World Cup players and those who remain. The former will put themselves in the hands of their coaches and there Carletto and the coaching staff have nothing to say. They will sit back and enjoy the World Cup. With those who have work is with those who stay in Madrid, who in principle will have two weeks of vacation. In the case of Real Madrid we speak for sure Lunin, Lucas, Alaba, Nacho, Vallejo, Odriozola, Kroos, Ceballos and Mariano, while Camavinga and Asensio have their future up in the air.

After these two weeks of rest, the players will return to Valdebebas to put themselves in the hands of Pintus and carry out a mini pre-season. They will also play some preparation matches with Castilla’s reinforcements.

The post World plan:

The World Cup final is on December 18 and LaLiga returns only 10 days later, so Ancelotti is clear that the internationals will not be in the first days of competition. The coaching staff will carefully analyze the situation of each player, the minutes he has played, the days he has been away from home… But the Italian coach is clear that all internationals must have at least two weeks of vacation. Thus, there will be players who do not reappear with Madrid until mid-January

The idea of ​​​​the coaching staff is not to force the internationals in the least and give them rest and preseason time whatever the calendar. “It is likely that we will have to play until mid-January with the players who stay here,” Ancelotti advanced yesterday, giving some clue about his plans.

What would be the eleven type of Madrid?

Ancelotti has blind faith in his squad and will work to make the non-internationals a solid group, with Kroos and Alaba at the helm. Madrid has the problem that almost all the players who will stay in Madrid are defenders, so it is likely that he will have to pull some of Castilla’s attackers. Iker Bravo and Arribas, to name the two who have started the season the best, are on the agenda for those duels in December and January.

Thus the things, an eleven formed by Lunin; Odriozola, Nacho, Vallejo, Alaba; Kroos, Ceballos, Iker Bravo, Lucas, Arribas and Mariano could start, perfectly, against Valladolid in the last game of the year, which will be the first after the World Cup. It would not be necessary to pull cateranos if Asensio and Camavinga do not enter the final list for Qatar.

“It will be necessary to analyze it well”, insists Ancelotti, obsessed with scoring the highest number of points before the World Cup for what might happen afterwards.