Closed the first block of the season with immaculate numbers from Carlo Ancelotti’s team, leader with full wins in six daysthe challenge that is presented to him in a month and a half in which he will play up to twelve games between the League and the Champions League, requires pulling out the wardrobe.
Ancelotti must begin to show the depth of his squad already against Osasuna, the first match of a list of nine matches in the month of October alone, in a week in which Shakhtar will be measured in the Champions League and will visit Getafe. It will cause their elevens to stop being predictable for everyone and that the distribution of minutes will be extended with opportunities for players who eagerly await them, such as Eden Hazard and Marco Asensio.
To begin the two weeks of international matches, they invite us not to risk ‘Carletto’, who only lost Luka Modric, due to a slight injury with Croatia. The Madrid coach will measure the wear and tear as well as the long trips to shape a starting team in which Antonio Rüdiger or Nacho Fernández can appear in defense, Daniel Ceballos have his chance in midfield and Benzema’s presence at the top is guaranteed.
His absence did less damage than might be expected, with plenty of wins since he was injured at Celtic’s home, when the match was tied goalless. That meeting and the three subsequent ones were won, with a visit to the Metropolitan included in a Madrid derby that was a blow to the leader’s authority. However, the proximity of Barcelona, two points two weeks from El Clasico, It does not allow you to take your foot off the accelerator in a League that from the beginning seems like a matter of two and each setback can cost dearly.
☄️ @Benzema ☄️ #RealMadridOsasuna pic.twitter.com/BWxGahv72U
– Real Madrid CF (@realmadrid) September 29, 2022
Ancelotti had it against Osasuna last year in a game that served as a warning, a goalless draw on matchday eleven at the Santiago Bernabéu. In the League he faced the Pamplona team four times and gave up two draws. He invites not to speculate despite the rotation and the decisions he must make with start breaks to footballers of the importance of Fede Valverde, a key player in the great start of the season.
Osasuna will jump to a Santiago Bernabéu that premieres grass, without fear of Real Madrid and with the hope of returning to the path of victory after the last league defeat in El Sadar that tarnished their good league start.
🔋 CONCENTRATION! 🔋
🔜 #RealMadridOsasuna pic.twitter.com/Ir4amU5Ehv– Real Madrid CF (@realmadrid) October 1, 2022
Osasuna must be convinced of his game plan. The personality that their players show It will be key to be faithful to your idea of the game and not change course despite what may happen. The 12 points out of 18 possible means that he can face the leader without an excessive need to win, something that, if achieved, it would be a complete success. In 2004 Navarre’s last victory took place at the merengue coliseum.
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