[ES-EN] El Real Madrid sin Centrales, Golea al Girona y Toma Ventaja en La Liga

Real Madrid without centre-backs

The first thing I noticed when watching the match is that there are no central defenders in Real Madrid's starting line-up, of course, there are players in that position, however, they are not players who play in that position. After Antonio Rüdiger's injury, the Merengue team is left without natural central defenders and in that position there is a big surprise.

Aurélien Tchouaméni is the most defensive player who can play as a central defender in a slightly more natural way, so it was expected that the young Frenchman would start the game, as the coach has repeatedly mentioned that Tchouaméni is a player who knows very well the functions of a central defender and in fact, he plays effectively in that position, although the player has mentioned that he does not like playing as a central defender, however, given the emergency of defensive players, without a doubt he is the first choice.

Carvajal as a central defender

The most striking thing about this match, without a doubt, is to see Dani Carvajal as a central defender, a player who is used to amaze us with his attacking play as a right back, he is the second centre back of the team. From my point of view, Mendy is a more defensive player than Carvajal, however, that would force Camavinga to play as a left back, which would mean having 3 players out of their positions within the 4 defensive positions, perhaps that is the argument for placing Carvajal as a central defender, taking for granted his virtues such as speed, skill and good command of the ball.

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Obviously, this tactic on defence means that the players can drop back effectively and the attacking players can provide more support in defensive areas, and in this respect the Merengues have done a good job.

Another important point is to dominate the midfield, we remember the saying (the best defence is the attack), so Real Madrid's tactic is to control possession of the ball so that Girona attack as little as possible, as there is no natural central midfielder in the Merengues defence.

Midfield

I really like how the midfield is working with Kroos, Camavinga and Valverde, with Jude Bellingham further forward, this is a performance with a lot of mixed work, both in defence and attack, with Kroos being the conductor making Girona unable to find the ball effectively.

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Great Match by Vinicius Jr.

The Brazilian player has had an exceptional match, which reminds me of his best moment in the white team. The Brazilian managed to score a goal on the left flank, an assist and then he made a play that ended in a goal after a rebound from the rival goalkeeper, as if that wasn't enough, he recovered a ball that later became Rodrygo's goal, participating directly in the 4 goals, even having space for luxuries and spectacle. Definitely a rounded match for the Brazilian.

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An unrecognisable Girona

Another important point is that the Girona team had several mistakes that could have even meant a bigger scoreline, a team used to dominating the ball looked excessively uncomfortable as a result of Real Madrid's dominance in possession. One thing to note was that Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz (Míchel), Girona's coach, had to watch the game from off the pitch. Without the Spanish coach's direction and energy for his players, it was a real disadvantage for the team.

Yangel Herrera

This is a match in which Michel surely missed the Venezuelan, who is a player with great influence in midfield, being one of the possible factors that could have influenced Real Madrid's dominance in that area of the field, Herrera's energy and play was missing in this match for Girona who ended up losing this match, but continues in an important race for the title.

Being Venezuelan, I would like to see Yangel as champion of La Liga in Spain, however, injuries have diminished his participation and it is games like this where the experience of the Venezuelan, who is a very good midfielder and there are really few players with the characteristics and functionalities of Yangel, is missed the most.

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Real Madrid with a 5-Point Lead

All in all, this was a game that looked more balanced in the build-up, but Real Madrid dominated from start to finish in a game that could have ended quietly 7-0, showing us a side of Girona that we have not seen this season.

The Merengues now have a 5-point lead over Girona, who are their closest challengers, but the competition still has some way to go and the Champions League fixtures will be added to the calendar.

It only remains to be seen when Ancelotti will be able to bring players back, bearing in mind that Bellingham is out of the game with a sprained ankle, but also knowing that natural defenders will need to be brought back for the games to come.

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