Rüdiger was the only pure defender in Real Madrid’s starting eleven against Sevilla
Ancelotti, giving instructions to his players during the match against Sevilla.JOSÉ A. GARCÍA
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Real Madrid beat Sevilla playing with a defender. Rüdiger He was the only pure defender in Ancelotti’s starting eleven. Lucas Vázquez, Camavinga and Tchouaméni They were the German’s companions on the defensive line. Or what is the same, a winger converted as a right back and two midfielders, one as a center back (Tchouaméni) and the other as a left back (Camavinga). Of the 13 different defenses that has aligned Ancelotti So far this season, yesterday’s game against Sevilla is undoubtedly the most risky and the fewest in pure defense. All this after Ancelotti surprised by taking out Camavinga as a left-back and he will leave his two specialists in that position on the bench: Mendy and Fran García.
However, it is not the first time that Ancelotti He plays with a single pure defender in his back four line. Last season he used the same defense than against Sevilla, neither more nor less than against Barcelona at the Bernabéu. A match that Real Madrid also ended up winning (3-2), with Lucas Vazquez in a stellar plan.
The defense problem
The losses in defense have been the main headache for Ancelotti since Carvajal and Militao’s injuries They complicated everything even more than it already was. The coach has had to invent and improvise on many occasions to carry out the lineups and the games. All this while crossing our fingers so that Rüdigerthe only pure center back he has in the first team (Vallejo is not part of his plans), they respect his physical setbacks. At the moment the German is not taking his foot off the accelerator and it is being the lifeline.
Because from Rüdiger The critical defensive scenario has forced Ancelotti to think about it a lot. On the right side, where he only has Lucas Vazquezhad to put on two occasions Valverde and in the last meetings, to Asencio in the final minutes. In the center of defense he opted for himself Asencio and after the return of Tchouaménihas made him his second center back. On the left he has Mendy and Fran García, but with the former still lame from the injury, he decided to bet on Camavinga against Sevilla. All of this has led to seeing how Madrid faced a match, that of Sevilla, with only one pure defender. The most difficult yet for Ancelotti.
