Isco, from ‘nine’ to zero

Isco is there, but he’s not. Just when it seemed to reappear, it disappeared. On February 6, with Benzema injured, Ancelotti surprised by choosing him to play false nine against Granada (ahead of Jovic, Bale and Latasa; Mariano was out due to injury). He played an hour and put on a remarkable game. he claimed. It seemed to come back. But far from it, because since then she has not played for a single minute. Zero. Substitute against Villarreal, Alavés, Rayo, Real Sociedad, Mallorca and the two crosses against PSG. seven games and almost 40 days ostracized. Absent.

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Before this black hole was playing. The four previous games had minutes, against Elche and Athletic (Cup) and against Elche and Granada (League). In the first of these, in fact, he saw a door, making the 1-1 shortly before Hazard sealed the comeback and the ticket to the quarterfinals. This course has not been his only goal: He also scored against Mallorca in the first round win (6-1). But the global of the course brings you closer to suspense. He has only played 342 minutes between League and Cup; Neither in the Champions League nor in the Super Cup has he had opportunities.

In terms of numbers, the two goals mentioned and no assistance. Of the 14 games he has played, he has only been a starter in three: the second and third day… And the recently mentioned against Granada. The last appearance of him. Carlettowithout Karim, decided to bet on him as false strikera formula that he had already tried three days before, in the cup debacle against the Athleticwhen he played the last half hour as a reference. In total: 90 minutes for Isco like nine and no team goals. It didn’t work.

But against him grenade his match was remarkable. That is to say, it seems difficult to find an explanation on that night when why he has gone from the starting eleven to the most absolute banishment at once. From the zenith to the cast. And the panorama does not seem optimistic to him, because if he already had Valverde ahead in the rotation, the recent explosion of Camavinga it has pushed him further into the back of the closet. Both are ahead for Ancelotti, who has Isco as the sixth player in the squad with fewer minutes (Only Vallejo, Ceballos, Mariano, Lunin and Bale, in that order, have played less).

three month contract

At 29 years old and with a gross salary of 14 million euros, the man from Malaga ends his relationship with Real Madrid on June 30. His performance in recent seasons has declined and the club needs salary oxygen for the operations he heats up (Mbappé, Haaland…). As AS toldAncelotti will not get involved in the club’s politics, although if it were up to him he would accept that Isco would continue, since his affinity with the Andalusian is good, but both get used to the idea that these are the last months they will share together in Madrid . At the moment he has two Leagues and four Champions in white. Who knows if his goodbye will be with one of those enlarged figures.

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Isco, from ‘nine’ to zero