Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Club Brugge at home, currently they are 2nd on the leader-board in Champion's league and Madrid are at the bottom. They are at the top of the Belgian league. The point to note is Club Brugge is still undefeated this season across all competitions. First I would like to see the  Injury list : 1.       Asensio 2.       Mendy Suspended : 1.       None (Nacho and Ramos return from suspension in Champion's league) Just recovered: 1.       Marcelo (Trained alone) 2.       Isco (no game time yet) 3.       Modric (Played 20+ minutes) Practiced: All except the injured lot. Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Zidane asked to be patient with Hazard Other Comments: Too early for Marcelo, Isco and Modric to start but should be seen as subs As Mendy is injured and Marcelo has just returned with one practice session with the team under his belt, this could have Nacho in the starting line

The upcoming match is the 'El Derby' against the city rivals Atletico Madrid and away from home, currently they are 3rd on the leader-board and Madrid on top. The point to note is Atleti has lost just one match this season. First I would like to see the  injury list : 1.       Asensio 2.       Mendy Suspended : 1.       None Just recovered: 1.       Marcelo (One training session with the group) 2.       Isco 3.       Modric Practiced: All except the injured lot. Skipped Practice: Rodrygo, trained with Castilla Coach Comments:   Zidane: “You ask me about two players but what interests me is the group. Karim is important for the team, not just for his goals. Casemiro gives a lot of balance, but not only that. Everyone contributes something to the team in their own way on the field” On Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr., Zidane: “They’re completely different, but both are good. They play differently. They want to p

The upcoming match is against the Osasuna at home, currently they are 10th on the leader-board and Madrid on 3rd. The point to note is Osasuna is still unbeaten this season. First I would like to see the  injury list : 1.      Asensio 2.      Mendy Suspended : 1.      None Just recovered: 1.      Marcelo 2.      Isco 3.      Modric Practiced: All except the injured lot. Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments:   Players need to be fully fit and take enough training sessions     Other Comments:   Bale rested for Atletico clash this weekend Too early for Marcelo, Isco and Modric to start So, there are going to be at least two changes as Bale and Mendy are not in the squad. As Mendy is injured, this would have the same Mendy replaced by Nacho. Rest of the defence will remain the same. Though I would have liked Odriozola to start in place of Carvajal, but Zidane probably wont gamble

The upcoming match is against the Sevilla away from home, currently they were on the top of the leader-board and Madrid on 3rd. First I would like to see the injury list : Isco Modric Asensio Marcelo Suspended : None Just recovered: Valverde Practiced: All except the injured lot. And except Asensio others on the injury list trained on their own which means they too are ready to comeback in the next week. Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: No comments on players but seems Odriozola might start. So it seems the line up with PSG will remain with Ramos returning for Militao, and Odriozola replacing Carvajal, as he seems out of gas and needs the much needed rest. But knowing Zidane he might as well start Carvajal seeing the crucial nature of the game. So  the line up seems Hazard to start on the left but will have a backup in Vinicius. It could as well be other way around, where Vinicius starts and Hazard replaces him, as that will give the team a

The team started with the predicted starting 11, and as believed it was the best option available. Even the subs were as expected, only James went out instead of Benzema as there were requirement of 2 goals. The analysis is fairly simple, Real were poor in every department, attack, mid-field, defence and goal keeping. They started well in the first few minutes, controlling ball and moving forward. In my opinion PSG were more confident and got luck with the first goal, the break was there but both defence and goal keeper should have done better. Even after the 14th minute goal team was fine, seemed deflated a bit but were still creating chances but not able to shoot on the target. Forwards were getting frustrated, mid-field was slowing down and getting tired, but once the 2nd goal happened in the 33rd minute the team just lost hope. And this goal was because defence just gave enough space, the marking was not off, but the pressing was too poor. Clear indication f

The upcoming match is against the PSG in Paris, they too have several injury and form worries themselves. Current Squad Declared with Uefa: https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2020/clubs/club=50051/squad/ (Source: Uefa.com) First I would like to see the  injury list : Isco Modric Asensio Valverde Marcelo Suspended : Ramos  Nacho Just recovered: Jovic  James Hazard Brahim Diaz Rodrygo Practiced: All except the injured lot. Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Hazard to start " BBH Sounds good" Benzema to be the leader without Ramos and Marcelo. So the line up seems Hazard to start on the left but will have a backup in Vinicius. With Bale getting rest in la liga is certain to start on the right and switch to left time to time. James has been playing well and with most of the other mid fielders injures is certain to play behind Benzema. Kroos and Casemiro will control the game in the mid. With the suspension

Marcelo Injury Update: Post-traumatic cervicodorsal injury:  Expected time out:  2-3 weeks (If Minor)  4-6 weeks (In general) Details: https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2019/09/marcelo-medical-report?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organico Source: Realmadrid.com

I Suggested the following starting 11: Zidane had slightly different plan. He made just one change Started Vinicius instead of Hazard on the left. All other changes were during the match and were  Casemiro was replaced by Hazard (Casemiro was tired and had a long flight and jet lag) and this meant James had to drop to the centre deeper. Ramos with slight discomfort went out and Militao replaced him (Like for Like, and a cautionary substitution looking ahead into the next matches) Benzema was replaced by Jovic (Again another Like for like change) and giving some more for the new and recovered player to get adapted to the new side, at the same time give some rest for Benzema. If we analyze Real are still loose in the back and the defenders are not consolidating their usual authority. With Casemiro it is slightly stronger than with any other holding mid-fielder replacing him.  Final comment for the team after the match is  Finishing: 5⭐ (11 out of

Real Madrid Vs Levante: The Starting 11 on 14th Sep 2019 From now on I will try to post the probable 11 for Real Madrid that will start in each match. The upcoming match is against the Levante, who are currently positioned 4th and have won last two matches in La Liga. First I would like to see the injury list : Isco Modric Asensio Valverde Suspended : Bale (Red card) Just recovered: Jovic  James Hazard Brahim Diaz Rodrygo Practiced: All except the injured lot, Casemiro, Militao and Vinicius had just one practice session. Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Hazard to play but need to be careful Vinicius has his confidence, but need to mature So the line up seems Hazard to start but will play for 60 mins or so, and will be replaced by Vinicius. With Bale not available the right wing should be owned by Vinicius, but as there are other injury worries Vinicius will only be used as a substitute and Lucas Vazquez will start in the ri