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Leganes beat real Madrid 1 – 0 (Braithwaite) in the second leg of the Copa del Rey round. Real Madrid advance 3 – 1 on the set. Here is our quick reaction. Upcoming: Player Ranking, Post-Game Podcast and Tactical Review.
While Real Madrid resumed hostilities in the Copa del Rey against Leganes on Wednesday night, Solari released a second consecutive unorthodox formation. Following the 3-5-2 well discussed at Benito Villamarin; Solari accompanied Marcelo and Reguilon to Butarque – a reasonable bet to take into account the team's offensive setbacks and overall cushion of 3-0.
Marcelo played the first minutes in the center, Isco (who finally started under Solari) stayed left. Both positions were traded and it soon became clear that Marcelo was the left wing of the team. Lucas Vazquez was next to him, Reguilon at his side, Isco in front of the double pivot of Casemiro and Fede Valverde, and Vinicius as forward.
In theory, placing Marcelo in an advanced position makes sense. The team is fighting offensively and Marcelo is one of the best creators of the team. His deployment as a sailor also alleviates concerns about the Brazilian's positioning and his individual defense against the left-back of the team. Yet, in theory, many things make sense until you try them. Marcelo played a left winger sporadically these past two seasons and did not seem completely comfortable. Tonight he lost three pbades early in the evening and never really played his natural game. Also keep in mind that one of the biggest advantages of keeping traditional backs in their natural position is the extra dimension brought by their overload. in addition to an offense already by clicking.
Solari has played this bet in a match like this one. He realized that it was not working at half-time, when he hired Dani Ceballos for Reguilon, pushing Marcelo to the left-back.
The dominoes of this submarine gave the team a little more fluidity in the second half. Vinicius, who played as the starting team's striker, was isolated in the first half and finally found his more dangerous position on the left, allowing him to run against the flankers and get closer to the goal. . significant action from him until he picks up the ball on the counter in the 28th minute to give the food to Isco). Vinicius immediately seemed more involved at the beginning of the second half, but he did not have his shooting shoes despite the fact that he was in good positions.
And despite everything, the slight upside was not so noticeable – it was just a slight improvement over an ordinary first half, where Real Madrid had little offensive attentions, apart from Isco having blocked his shot on goal, a long-range shot of Valverde who was saved, and the strange sequence where the team had the ball in the box before closing.
Defensively, it was not very beautiful either. While Casemiro and Valverde zipped vertical channels in the center, Real Madrid struggled to cope with Leganes' surcharges on the flanks and water at the feet of the crosses. Reguilon, Lucas, Odriozola and Nacho have been systematically beaten or beaten at the ball on centers, and the goal they conceded in the first half summarizes their struggles:
Braithwaite scored that goal, given the difficulties he caused Real Madrid. Leganes head coach Mauricio Pellegrino played his cards as well as he could with the cumulative score he faced. He had good chances throughout the match, flooded the flanks with really dangerous kicks from Kravets, Gumbau, Eraso and Merino, and his men were adequately defended in transition to limit the Real Madrid attack.
It was hard to watch. Real Madrid did not have many ideas for the future, and sometimes we scratched our heads trying to understand why Odriozola was making his way to Vinicius or Isco in a cardboard box surrounded by striped shirts. Solari's men were led 11-3 in the first half, did not have much control of the ball or defense security, and only started to play the game in offense in the second half, while remaining vulnerable while conceding a second.
Next step: a difficult home match against Sevilla for which Managing Madrid will be at Bernabeu, live, press. We will break this game further in the Boss podcast tonight.
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