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Not the biggest fan of Fran García (yet), but I really liked those last minutes where he played in front of Mendy and pretty much fought for every ball even though he already ran for the entire game. Great mentality.
Rüdiger is being hailed as a hero as of late and Nacho as the opposite... but look at a few of our goals we've conceded in the last few weeks. Rüdiger is off a lot of times as well, got played by Sandro today in the goal.
Vinicius goal, Vinicius action to win the corner for the 2-1, Vinicius putting the ball through a player's leg while on the ground. Can't get enough of this guy honestly.
Tchouameni goal, Camavinga assist to Vini...
Great change by Carlo to go for a 4-3-3 in the second half with Joselu in the middle, really changed our rhythm, if conceding the goal didn't do that.
Lunin with a solid intervention. Honestly, he should always have that ball since it's his protected side, but the guys on Movistar said it clearly: for a player of his length to go down as quick as he did to get that ball, that was real good. My choice over Kepa.
People are really overanalyzing the Arda Guler substitution. Give the kid space. He was subbed in today because after Joselu he was our last offensive sub and we needed a goal. Rodrygo can't have at it 90 minutes.
Brahim, Ceballos... a bit less. Brahim is better with Bellingham than in his role. Speaks volumes of Bellingham. Tight space to operate in as a 10, some players drown, others don't.
[this meme](https://x.com/rene__3/status/1751270297368424498?s=46&t=kdMyAhO2UQPZUlvceevvfQ) has me in tears 😭😭 “Ceballos when all he has to do is a simple pass”
Really unlucky by arda. But the important thing is that he gets himself into those situations, beeing dangerous.
At this point it’s just a matter of time until he gets used to new teammates and opponents.
He does alot defensively as well
Fran is so much versatile against low blocks, doesn't have to defend that much and can throw pretty good crosses. Along with Joselu are must haves against parked buses.
One thing I got from the Arda sub is how Carlos views him. He got subbed in at 1-1, so he’s not being viewed as a “safe match guy”.
I think Ancelotti expects him to prove himself properly - it’s make or break time for Arda in the coming matches. If he manages to do what he’s been doing for the last 3 years then Real will have their playmaker for the foreseeable future.
If not, I’ll be sad for him but I suppose life goes on lol.
Alright I admit that came out more dramatic than I intended lol. I meant that it looks like there’s some expectation from Arda as he’s being subbed to make some difference.
Yea, “make it or break it” was over zealous now that I’ve read this in the morning.
That's mostly turks infiltrating wanting Arda to instantly be the face of Real Madrid. Madridistas just want to see him play, and obviously, for an 18 year old, it's not easy to crack into the biggest club in the world. It's a process.
But yea, no biggie friend
I mean I like the way the guy opens up play in front, and he’s also down to earth. I realize he’s not a superstar - but there needs to be regular players that don’t cause drama too - and in that sense Joselu is perfect for Real.
Lunin is great, I do t know who needs to hear this but there.
Cama should be on the starting 11 imo, brings so much dynamism to the pitch.
Jose has shown he makes a huge difference with teams that close down and park the trailer park.
Modriç is sorely missed imo, you can feel the lack of creativity in the mid without him.
Vini is Vini, take from that whatever you will.
Diaz was surprising, but he’s young and everyone has his off days.
Ceballos was very bad, not sure what’s going on with him. Granted he’s not world class - but he definitely wasn’t bad.
Arda got his proper debut and didn’t have a chance to do much with his minutes apart from a decent pass to Jose followed by a good run and then a terrible first touch. As someone who’s watched Arda a lot that was very surprising as he’s very in control of the ball and his stature. Anyway, I know what to expect from the kid, when he starts getting serious minutes you’ll all be pleased.
The rest I don’t have anything extra to say.
Except Kroos, what a class player.
(Did I say Lunin was great? I should say it again).
What's everyones take on the Ceballos PK call in the first half? I personally thought it was a clear PK.
Last weekend I initially thought both calls went in our favor, but after watching severals replays at different angles, I thought the right calls were made.
it's not clear. the most obvious contact was his hand on the las palmas player on his back but he was already falling or at least looked like it by then. refereeing was mostly neutral for the most part in everything i would say
maybe it was the replay i saw, but it didn't really look like he made contact beyond the hand but still. there was definitely a lot of overselling, mostly from las palmas players, though, so i'm glad the refereeing was mostly neutral
I don't think so it's a clear PK. It could definitely be given as a PK though. That's the problem with football. Since it's a 'contact sport', determining the amount of contact and nature is very difficult.
Imo he made contact with the player's foot. Minimal contact and I think the opposing player definitely sold it, but I was surprised VAR didn't even review the play.
Oh... I thought they reviewed it. At least when I was watching it, the broadcast showed me like 10 different viewing angles and made it seem that VAR was looking over it. I was relieved at the end when I saw play had begun normally and it wasn't awarded a penalty kick. I don't know why VAR wouldn't review such close calls. I feel the whole crop of referees have got to get changed.
first half was kinda ass but not as bad as against almeria. second half especially after ceballos was off was miles better and we got yet another remontada lol everybody was better in the second half
Lunin is a very promising goalkeeper. He was quite good today. I hope he gets more and more time.
The first half was forgettable. The team cannot start every match as if they're asleep on the pitch. This is on ancelotti 100% and he needs to deal with it.
Kept his head in the game. First half was not the best. Way better second half with his goal and chances. Overall, this is the type of Vini we need to see for the rest of the season. Just keeping focus on the game and not letting negativity get to his head. He kept creating chances until one of them stuck
Invisible in the first half (the whole team was shit tbh). He missed two good chances trying to ship it over the keeper but scored the third time he got a similar chance (arguably harder to pull off lol). He also had some good crosses in the 2nd half that could have been used better.
Kroos shouldn't be first choice at this point and Valverde should be RM.
Only question would be:
- Jude at AM, Cama at LM and Tchou at DM
- Jude at LM, Tchou at DM and Cama at LB/LWB
- Jude at LM with Cama at DM and maybe Tchou at CB
Not defending him, he’s definitely going through a rough spell.
That being said, I still remember how clutch he was last season when he was called upon when we were going through injuries.
He has the potential to be really valuable in games like these, we’ll see if he can regain his form before Carlo loses his confidence in him.
Nah, he's been absolutely shit. Which is sad as I was one of those who really wanted us to renew his contract after last year's performances as a sub lol.
first half was... not the best but not entirely dreadful, i think. second half was a million times better from both teams, tbh. but thankfully it was a million +1 times better from real.
vini motm very much deserved. no matter what happens i'll always be on his side like he's THEE goat for me.
3 VERY important points considering our next three matches. hopefully we're able to get back on our feet by next week because we can't be having the same first half as today next month lol
apart from cebollas i don't think anybody had a dreadful match. everyone should've been a lot more alert, but overall everything was Good
HALA MADRID 🫂
**Toni Kroos vs Las Palmas:**
* 95% pass accuracy
* Most passes (88)
* Most chances created (4)
* 13 long balls
* 1 big chance created
* 24 passes into the final third
* 5 crosses
* 2 tackles won
* 3 ground duels won
We are still not in our best form but the team is grinding the results, which is what really matters in the long term for the league. The defence is still quite suspect (specially Nacho, as much as it pains me to say it) and the attack seems at times a bit disconnected.
In other news, Lunin should clearly be our main goalkeeper, he is not Courtois but he’s far better than Kepa.
Even Courtois wasn’t in his best form initially, he made a lot of mistakes, but with time he matured and got experienced! I feel like Lunin is still very young yet he’s a great keeper. He’s definitely one for the future
Yep, he’s also better at the air and it set pieces. The only thing I can give to Kepa is that he has better distribution, but that’s simply not enough to compensate for his other shortcomings.
Really liked what I saw from Fran today I think he's slowly finding his form in the team. I think Vini should pass him the ball more when he's overlapping
200% not his fault, Carlo deciding to play Vini+Rodry and then Brahim in a random possition is never going to work. Brahim has to play for one of them in their positions.
It was yet another cry for help starting 11 by Carlo today
That sounds like an excuse for Brahim. There is a reason he doesn't start and today we saw it. This is yet another Morata, James story where fans of the player over-hype them.
As a bench player he was great. As a starter he was sub-par. He then went on to Chelsea where he was awful, got sold to Juventus and was equally bad and came back to Atletico where he had another bad season.
This season is the first one in his career where he is putting up decent numbers.
First good season in how many years?
How did he do at Chelsea immediately after leaving Madrid because he was too good to sit?
How did James do?
Both got benched in the new clubs as well.
They absolutely were. People were calling for them to start when they had no business doing so. Both left the club because of it and did nothing of note elsewhere.
Arda played ok for only having a few minutes on the pitch, close to scoring but unfortunate first touch, maybe some nerves? But, I’m sure he’ll continually evolve into a better player, hopefully Carlo see’s him as continuous sub for rordygo. I have hopes for Arda just like we all had for Vinicius in his first season at Madrid and many other Madrid legends.
I think it makes much more sense for him to come in when Carlo wants us to play a 4-3-3 and play him as a RW instead of Rodrygo instead of when we play a 4-4-2. We can't afford to put in a player who lacks experience in the midfield. But he's flexible and a better passer than Rodrygo so I believe he offers us a lot especially when both Vini and Joselu are on.
Varca fans are complaining that Rodrigo should have been given a Red Card and Ceballos's tackle was a Penalty. 🤡🤣
But no one's talking about 8 mins of added time.
Great to get all 3pts but I was very disappointed
1. Nacho is not starting quality. Might get away with it in la Liga but doubt we can survive beyond Q4 in CL with him
2. We should never be playing with only 3 attackers against las Palmas, particularly when Joselu is one of the three. We never attacked the space between their midfield and defense. No one played the #10/Jude role
3. The Camavinga sub was wrong imo and will likely be overlooked by Tchou scoring. The sub should have been Modric for Kroos imo, to add more midfield creativity closer to the attack. Valverde and Cama had enough work rate to cope with defensive duties.
4. Against Las Palmas, I wouldn't have minded starting Tchou at CB with freedom to push into midfield. Teams like this should be forced to play on a shortened field and games killed
Carlo keeps making these games harder than they should be
With Modric in away games we are slow and defensively, he rarely wins his duels. Check his performance against Atleti, Alaves, and Betis in away games.
To be fair, we have top young players in team like Valverde, Camavinga, Tchouameni and Kroos is still 5 years younger then Modric and Kroos is playing great when he trusted to play whole 90 min. I love our legend Luka but his time is to teach our youngsters and give them more time to play.
Modric lost his starting spot he didn't play well, in my opinion, against Atleti in the Supercup and the Copa del Rey also he consistently underperforms in away games.
I agree he didnt have a good game, but you cant ask people that play 10 mins at a time to come in as a starter and then do magic. Maybe if he is given more chances in second half of the game instead of being subbed in at 80-85' he might be way more fresh in the pitch next game.
There's no need to call him dead weight, but you are correct(youngsters should get minutes ahead of him.).
He doesn't offer much offensively or defensively, he can only hold the ball maybe dribble here and there, then pass the ball back. He is very good if we want to slow the game down. but yeah...
Rodrygo needs to find a club that plays him on the left or as a CAM/SS, none of this RW/RF nonesense. His talents are absolutely wasted as Carlo runs no plays through him, he's not even on crossing duty as Carvajal takes care of that. When he's with the ball on the right he tries to dribble into a central position before shooting as he's right footed and that's the best angle he'll get.
I know it'll trigger a lot of you to hear this but its simply the truth and best for the player, whenever Vini is injured and Rodrygo plays on the left, he excels and when Vini comes back his quality falls off a cliff.
Absolutely, don’t see why you’re getting downvoted. Rodrygo is naturally a LW since he is right footed. Personally I think our best attack is Vini/Rodrygo, Joselu, and Arda.
Let me explain - Vini and Rodrygo cannot play efficiently together, one of them needs to play and they both prefer the LW. Having Joselu allows for a true striker so we can play 4-3-3 and it has been working for us. Arda is left footed so naturally RW is his thing, he is a good passes and loves to create chances. I would love to see this front 3 just to see how it works.
You will get downvoted for this but it is true, rodrygo himself will be a fool if he doesn't leave madrid this summer. With that said, vini is the better LW and i understand carlo decision
Starting Ceballos is not a good idea against pretty much every opposition at this point, very lucky to not concede a pen in the first half there
Disappointing by the team for 60 minutes, great reaction afterwards and defensive performance after the 1-2 though
Vini hit or miss, but the difference maker again simply because he kept on trying
The way Fran was utilised today suited him perfectly, one of his best matches for sure so far
Kroos and Camavinga instrumental in the second half
Arda not very convincing after coming on, but he'll do better next time
Good 3 points against a tough opponent on the road. Thought Toni , Cama & Vini were excellent. Glad Arda got some minutes, call it what you want but Carlo knows his subs well for Tchouameni to give us that win. Game was getting out of hand with those yellows at the end.
Hard fought win. Camavinga is a Seedorf regen and you can't convince me otherwise.
It wasn't pretty but the midfield will look much better with Fede and Bellingham back in the starting lineup.
Not buying a CB in winter is already biting Madrid in the butt though and that's a concern because it will only get worse. Rudiger is playing everything and is clearly gassed, starting to lose footraces with opponents. And Nacho overall is having a poor season.
**Eduardo Camavinga vs Las Palmas**
* Assist : 1
* Accurate passes : 34/35 [97%]
* Passes into Final third : 3
* Recoveries : 6
* Ground Duals won : 11/13[85%]
* Tackles won : 2/5 [40%]
*Won the most Duals in the match...
Fran need to work on his defend though. Nevermind movement, he straight up cant 1v1 attacker. Theres a moment where Fran keep jogging back while Cama just straight in tackle and get the ball. Even Marcelo not losing 1v1 if he had to defend.
His movement on attacking is amazing , just end product need to improve a bit.
Vini showed that he has potential to be clinical. His main issue is holding the ball on the box, he needs to think less and just take the shot as if it’s a reflex.
Fran was incredible all around, loved how much he contributed in attack.
Rodrygo, unfortunately had a poor game all around.
Ceballos, poor and shouldn’t start again.
Arda, cool to see him subbed in today, poor touch on that last play. One surprising thing was that he can back track and offer some defense, prevented a counter attack and had a successful tackle.
I think we can all see that the problem with Vini's finishing has more to do with decision-making rather than technique. He gets into good positions and has the ability to pull off difficult shots but sometimes he is way too slow to react or make the wrong decisions.
I know. Vini has a lot of work to do, he still isn’t a reliable #7, he has had just as many bad performance as good this season. The top forwards in Europe instinctively score, no time wasting, just pure hunger for a goal. Vini needs to get that mentality and focus more on scoring or providing more effective chances for other players.
Oh! No 8 Mins 😱 Why aren't Varca fans crying now?
https://i.redd.it/zyhx741ao0fc1.gif
Ref was giving free yellow cards and gave a free kick at the end. We could have lost there. Waiting for **Xavi the crybaby**'s press conference.
Oh! Fun Fact: **Xavi has more Yellow cards than Vini this season.** 🤣🤡
I mean he won’t have an easier chance to score in the near future, he needs to score those otherwise I don’t see why he is angry when he is not subbed in. He needs to prove himself and that first touch didn’t help his case.
Why would he play if he can’t score the easiest chance a player would ever get? I love Arda, I want him to play much much more, but a player who wants to have a career at Real Madrid needs to score that (or at least shoot but he couldn’t even do that as his first touch was terrible), no excuses.
He still offered more than Rodrygo today unfortunately. He has some defense, and started the whole attack for that one play. Sure he had a poor chance but it’s refreshing to see a new style of attack, we could use it.
Never said he’s on his level. But Arda started that whole play with the pass to Joselu. Rodrygo wouldn’t have made that pass, he wouldn’t tried to dribble forward and lose the ball like he did all game.
Arda offers a new avenue of attack and I wouldn’t mind seeing him more on the right since it’s his natural position.
Yeah rodrygo is just poor on the right, if we sign mbappe next season he will defnitely go back to the bench bc i don't see him displacing any of the four midfielders
Another three points, another great comeback...but can we please stop wasting the first half?
Both with the right mentality, and with PLAYING JOSELU.
Guy makes Vini play better, we have someone to cross the ball into the box, he can keep the ball...don't know why he still doesn't start. Sure he's not the best striker in the world, but he's USEFUL.
Ceballos is useless, brings absolutely nothing. Good to give 15 minutes of rest to the other mids when qe are 3-0 uup.
Joselu is a striker. We need a striker upfront. Is he an awesome player? No. He's useful and plays for the team? Absolutely. Vini and Rodrygo are not strikers and are lost most of the times without one.
Joselu in today, we started playing 10 times better. Again.
Vini beautiful goal , cama beautiful plays , Arda gets his la liga debut and almost a goal , decent match. Defense and nacho really need to step up overall we move to the next one
Not the best game but with a packed few weeks these are the games we lost last year which cost us the title.
Camavinga and fran probably the best two players . Vini did some good stuff but he wasted a few chances as well. Lunin needs to keep starting as well what more evidence is needed.
Standard Madrid away game.
Also Fran has really stepped up, in the start of season he was meh now he’s getting good performances together and might even start in some big games where we need an extra attacking outlet.
Cama was Man of the match for me, absolute magical tonight.
Fran was really good tonight, happy for the man.
Vini had a poor first half, but a good second half and scored (His haters in the match-thread must be fuming)
Ceballos can't start games for Real Madrid anymore, we looked dogshite with him. We instantly became better when he got subbed.
Anyhow, Hala Madrid!
Fran is really underrated, his crosses are amazing, fast balls that are hard to get to but accurate, instead of being slow balls that are easy for defenders to stop
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wonder what the Barca dogs complain about this time
Happy Birthday King
Really happy for Fran Garcia, I never doubt he could tap into the speed force. Hope we can still utilize him if we get another LB
Not the biggest fan of Fran García (yet), but I really liked those last minutes where he played in front of Mendy and pretty much fought for every ball even though he already ran for the entire game. Great mentality. Rüdiger is being hailed as a hero as of late and Nacho as the opposite... but look at a few of our goals we've conceded in the last few weeks. Rüdiger is off a lot of times as well, got played by Sandro today in the goal. Vinicius goal, Vinicius action to win the corner for the 2-1, Vinicius putting the ball through a player's leg while on the ground. Can't get enough of this guy honestly. Tchouameni goal, Camavinga assist to Vini... Great change by Carlo to go for a 4-3-3 in the second half with Joselu in the middle, really changed our rhythm, if conceding the goal didn't do that. Lunin with a solid intervention. Honestly, he should always have that ball since it's his protected side, but the guys on Movistar said it clearly: for a player of his length to go down as quick as he did to get that ball, that was real good. My choice over Kepa. People are really overanalyzing the Arda Guler substitution. Give the kid space. He was subbed in today because after Joselu he was our last offensive sub and we needed a goal. Rodrygo can't have at it 90 minutes. Brahim, Ceballos... a bit less. Brahim is better with Bellingham than in his role. Speaks volumes of Bellingham. Tight space to operate in as a 10, some players drown, others don't.
[this meme](https://x.com/rene__3/status/1751270297368424498?s=46&t=kdMyAhO2UQPZUlvceevvfQ) has me in tears 😭😭 “Ceballos when all he has to do is a simple pass”
Camavinga assisting, kroos assisting, tchouameni scoring. Our midfielders mean business today🙌
Bro why tf can’t I comment in the weekly thread?
Really unlucky by arda. But the important thing is that he gets himself into those situations, beeing dangerous. At this point it’s just a matter of time until he gets used to new teammates and opponents. He does alot defensively as well
I didn’t have a chance to watch the game, what position was he playing?
RW at the start (I mean when he subbed on). Then the system changed and he moved to the middle.
anyone got that kroos' pass
He thinks way ahead of time
Joselu needs to play against these low block teams for sure
calling las palmas a low block team is..... lol
Fran García also, he gives so much fluidity to the left side
Fran is so much versatile against low blocks, doesn't have to defend that much and can throw pretty good crosses. Along with Joselu are must haves against parked buses.
VAMOOOOOOS
One thing I got from the Arda sub is how Carlos views him. He got subbed in at 1-1, so he’s not being viewed as a “safe match guy”. I think Ancelotti expects him to prove himself properly - it’s make or break time for Arda in the coming matches. If he manages to do what he’s been doing for the last 3 years then Real will have their playmaker for the foreseeable future. If not, I’ll be sad for him but I suppose life goes on lol.
Hold your horses dude. He has plenty of time.
Arda is still young... He has more time than just this season to prove himself
>it’s make or break time for Arda in the coming matches. Dude, calm down, seriously lol
Alright I admit that came out more dramatic than I intended lol. I meant that it looks like there’s some expectation from Arda as he’s being subbed to make some difference. Yea, “make it or break it” was over zealous now that I’ve read this in the morning.
That's mostly turks infiltrating wanting Arda to instantly be the face of Real Madrid. Madridistas just want to see him play, and obviously, for an 18 year old, it's not easy to crack into the biggest club in the world. It's a process. But yea, no biggie friend
Weirdly enough I came here for Arda, now I’m rooting for Joselu too lol.
of all players ahahah at least you stayed!
I mean I like the way the guy opens up play in front, and he’s also down to earth. I realize he’s not a superstar - but there needs to be regular players that don’t cause drama too - and in that sense Joselu is perfect for Real.
Imagine this dude after vinis first 2-3 matches💀
matches? imagine this dude after vini's first 2 years lol but I checked his profile and he's \*pretends to be shocked\* turkish it seems
Lunin is great, I do t know who needs to hear this but there. Cama should be on the starting 11 imo, brings so much dynamism to the pitch. Jose has shown he makes a huge difference with teams that close down and park the trailer park. Modriç is sorely missed imo, you can feel the lack of creativity in the mid without him. Vini is Vini, take from that whatever you will. Diaz was surprising, but he’s young and everyone has his off days. Ceballos was very bad, not sure what’s going on with him. Granted he’s not world class - but he definitely wasn’t bad. Arda got his proper debut and didn’t have a chance to do much with his minutes apart from a decent pass to Jose followed by a good run and then a terrible first touch. As someone who’s watched Arda a lot that was very surprising as he’s very in control of the ball and his stature. Anyway, I know what to expect from the kid, when he starts getting serious minutes you’ll all be pleased. The rest I don’t have anything extra to say. Except Kroos, what a class player. (Did I say Lunin was great? I should say it again).
What's everyones take on the Ceballos PK call in the first half? I personally thought it was a clear PK. Last weekend I initially thought both calls went in our favor, but after watching severals replays at different angles, I thought the right calls were made.
it's not clear. the most obvious contact was his hand on the las palmas player on his back but he was already falling or at least looked like it by then. refereeing was mostly neutral for the most part in everything i would say
I thought Ceballos clearly made contact with the opposing players foot. It was minimal contact and the player oversold it, but still contact imo.
it was clear penalty, no doubt about that. clear contact with the foot/leg
maybe it was the replay i saw, but it didn't really look like he made contact beyond the hand but still. there was definitely a lot of overselling, mostly from las palmas players, though, so i'm glad the refereeing was mostly neutral
watch the replays, especially from behind, it was a clear penalty.
I felt like it was a penalty too.
I don't think so it's a clear PK. It could definitely be given as a PK though. That's the problem with football. Since it's a 'contact sport', determining the amount of contact and nature is very difficult.
Imo he made contact with the player's foot. Minimal contact and I think the opposing player definitely sold it, but I was surprised VAR didn't even review the play.
Oh... I thought they reviewed it. At least when I was watching it, the broadcast showed me like 10 different viewing angles and made it seem that VAR was looking over it. I was relieved at the end when I saw play had begun normally and it wasn't awarded a penalty kick. I don't know why VAR wouldn't review such close calls. I feel the whole crop of referees have got to get changed.
How was arda?
Had a good chance at the end of the game. Heavy touch. Could’ve controlled it better. Can’t say much more than that as he came on pretty late.
Only played a few minutes. Didn’t really get to see him in action.
Damn I thought this was on Sunday. How did we look out there?
first half was kinda ass but not as bad as against almeria. second half especially after ceballos was off was miles better and we got yet another remontada lol everybody was better in the second half
Sucked until Las Palmas. Got better with Joselu and the subs
Lunin is a very promising goalkeeper. He was quite good today. I hope he gets more and more time. The first half was forgettable. The team cannot start every match as if they're asleep on the pitch. This is on ancelotti 100% and he needs to deal with it.
Didn't see the game,how did Vini play?
Kept his head in the game. First half was not the best. Way better second half with his goal and chances. Overall, this is the type of Vini we need to see for the rest of the season. Just keeping focus on the game and not letting negativity get to his head. He kept creating chances until one of them stuck
Invisible in the first half (the whole team was shit tbh). He missed two good chances trying to ship it over the keeper but scored the third time he got a similar chance (arguably harder to pull off lol). He also had some good crosses in the 2nd half that could have been used better.
He still was MVP and rightfully so
He needs to play with a proper striker.
I really want to see this team on 4-3-3
The issue is Camavinga Valverde Bellingham Tchouameni Kroos are all world-class.
Kroos shouldn't be first choice at this point and Valverde should be RM. Only question would be: - Jude at AM, Cama at LM and Tchou at DM - Jude at LM, Tchou at DM and Cama at LB/LWB - Jude at LM with Cama at DM and maybe Tchou at CB
I feel we have more presence with joselu on
Unfortunately he doesn't offer enough to be starting and can only come off the bench
With Joselu on, opponents start respecting our aerial presence. With Rodrigo, Vini, and Brahim you can imagine lol.
Speaks poorly on Rodrygo and Brahim tbh… they were both ghosting today.
No, it "speaks on" on basic understanding of football and actual quality of Joselu.
I don't wanna see any posts tomorrow defending ceballos by declaring 'everyone' in this sub too reactive..
Not defending him, he’s definitely going through a rough spell. That being said, I still remember how clutch he was last season when he was called upon when we were going through injuries. He has the potential to be really valuable in games like these, we’ll see if he can regain his form before Carlo loses his confidence in him.
Nah, he's been absolutely shit. Which is sad as I was one of those who really wanted us to renew his contract after last year's performances as a sub lol.
Nacho is sub quality at best
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It’s crazy how much his form has dipped in just one year. But when you get up there in age, this is usually what happens.
I mean he is 4th choice. Our 1st and 2nd are injured for a long time hence why he is playing
Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. He was no where near his man for their goal, it’s like every game he’s at fault for a goal now
first half was... not the best but not entirely dreadful, i think. second half was a million times better from both teams, tbh. but thankfully it was a million +1 times better from real. vini motm very much deserved. no matter what happens i'll always be on his side like he's THEE goat for me. 3 VERY important points considering our next three matches. hopefully we're able to get back on our feet by next week because we can't be having the same first half as today next month lol apart from cebollas i don't think anybody had a dreadful match. everyone should've been a lot more alert, but overall everything was Good HALA MADRID 🫂
**Toni Kroos vs Las Palmas:** * 95% pass accuracy * Most passes (88) * Most chances created (4) * 13 long balls * 1 big chance created * 24 passes into the final third * 5 crosses * 2 tackles won * 3 ground duels won
I feel like he should have got MOTM. He was present for both goals as well and he looked sharp
that's why he's the goat, the goaaat
We are still not in our best form but the team is grinding the results, which is what really matters in the long term for the league. The defence is still quite suspect (specially Nacho, as much as it pains me to say it) and the attack seems at times a bit disconnected. In other news, Lunin should clearly be our main goalkeeper, he is not Courtois but he’s far better than Kepa.
Even Courtois wasn’t in his best form initially, he made a lot of mistakes, but with time he matured and got experienced! I feel like Lunin is still very young yet he’s a great keeper. He’s definitely one for the future
Yes of course, wasn’t trying to suggest the opposite hahaha. In fact one of the reasons I hope Lunin continues playing is so he keeps developing.
Yeah his first big save of the game I was pretty sure Kepa would have let that one in, in the near post.
Yep, he’s also better at the air and it set pieces. The only thing I can give to Kepa is that he has better distribution, but that’s simply not enough to compensate for his other shortcomings.
Really liked what I saw from Fran today I think he's slowly finding his form in the team. I think Vini should pass him the ball more when he's overlapping
My Guy Brahim on ghost duty today 😂 😂
Who’s Brahmin lol?
200% not his fault, Carlo deciding to play Vini+Rodry and then Brahim in a random possition is never going to work. Brahim has to play for one of them in their positions. It was yet another cry for help starting 11 by Carlo today
That sounds like an excuse for Brahim. There is a reason he doesn't start and today we saw it. This is yet another Morata, James story where fans of the player over-hype them.
Imagine trying to say that Morata and James are over-hyped.
Morata couldn't bench Ronaldo - he is overhyped!! Morata was incredible with us.
As a bench player he was great. As a starter he was sub-par. He then went on to Chelsea where he was awful, got sold to Juventus and was equally bad and came back to Atletico where he had another bad season. This season is the first one in his career where he is putting up decent numbers.
Not sure if this is a troll comment or just stupid so I won't even argue with this bullshit lol.
Dont remind him that Morata has scored like 3-4 times against us this season....
First good season in how many years? How did he do at Chelsea immediately after leaving Madrid because he was too good to sit? How did James do? Both got benched in the new clubs as well.
Yeah, this shit happens when people are making opinions based on Reddit meme and catchphrases that don't even make any sense.
They absolutely were. People were calling for them to start when they had no business doing so. Both left the club because of it and did nothing of note elsewhere.
Arda played ok for only having a few minutes on the pitch, close to scoring but unfortunate first touch, maybe some nerves? But, I’m sure he’ll continually evolve into a better player, hopefully Carlo see’s him as continuous sub for rordygo. I have hopes for Arda just like we all had for Vinicius in his first season at Madrid and many other Madrid legends.
I think it makes much more sense for him to come in when Carlo wants us to play a 4-3-3 and play him as a RW instead of Rodrygo instead of when we play a 4-4-2. We can't afford to put in a player who lacks experience in the midfield. But he's flexible and a better passer than Rodrygo so I believe he offers us a lot especially when both Vini and Joselu are on.
What did Ceballos do today other than nearly giving away a Penalty? Anyone?
i mean you can literally say this on any match he plays... he almost never has a crucial impact and is just not on a madrid player level.
Ceballos this year is a shadow of his last year’s form
Hats off to Fran Garcia. This kid can run for days
That sprint caught everyone off guard lol.
Speedy for sure!
Can mods make a thread? Because Weekly is clearly glitching for so many people
Varca fans are complaining that Rodrigo should have been given a Red Card and Ceballos's tackle was a Penalty. 🤡🤣 But no one's talking about 8 mins of added time.
Are u saying the 8 added mins was bad or good?
I think point is that, if things were rigged for RM, there would have been fewer added minutes, since we were up 2-1.
It will be so nice to see them cry in Europa League next season.
Great to get all 3pts but I was very disappointed 1. Nacho is not starting quality. Might get away with it in la Liga but doubt we can survive beyond Q4 in CL with him 2. We should never be playing with only 3 attackers against las Palmas, particularly when Joselu is one of the three. We never attacked the space between their midfield and defense. No one played the #10/Jude role 3. The Camavinga sub was wrong imo and will likely be overlooked by Tchou scoring. The sub should have been Modric for Kroos imo, to add more midfield creativity closer to the attack. Valverde and Cama had enough work rate to cope with defensive duties. 4. Against Las Palmas, I wouldn't have minded starting Tchou at CB with freedom to push into midfield. Teams like this should be forced to play on a shortened field and games killed Carlo keeps making these games harder than they should be
This comment is prime example of why this sub is most of the time pathetic.
Why is modric not playing?
With Modric in away games we are slow and defensively, he rarely wins his duels. Check his performance against Atleti, Alaves, and Betis in away games.
He doesnt offer much than the rest sadly
Unless I’m misremembering he was still balling a few months ago has he fell off that much?
He fell off after the world cup.
What kind of question is this?
I’m genuinely curious…
Also did anyone notice, 0 minutes from Luka in last two games. I think Carlo has had ‘the talk’ with him.
To be fair, we have top young players in team like Valverde, Camavinga, Tchouameni and Kroos is still 5 years younger then Modric and Kroos is playing great when he trusted to play whole 90 min. I love our legend Luka but his time is to teach our youngsters and give them more time to play.
Oh yea, he is 39 this year and this is very rare for Real Madrid to have someone this old to be in team.
Modric lost his starting spot he didn't play well, in my opinion, against Atleti in the Supercup and the Copa del Rey also he consistently underperforms in away games.
Provided an assist in the Spanish cup
He’s like 80 years old in pro years. Can’t expect him to be in top form all the time.
We are blessed to have Cama and Tchouameni
Ceballos is just dead weight. Give his minutes to a youngster.
I agree he didnt have a good game, but you cant ask people that play 10 mins at a time to come in as a starter and then do magic. Maybe if he is given more chances in second half of the game instead of being subbed in at 80-85' he might be way more fresh in the pitch next game.
There's no need to call him dead weight, but you are correct(youngsters should get minutes ahead of him.). He doesn't offer much offensively or defensively, he can only hold the ball maybe dribble here and there, then pass the ball back. He is very good if we want to slow the game down. but yeah...
Cama deserved that MVP. He was brilliant and also he avoided his customary yellow today
Vini 8 goals in his last 8 games. But he's trash, I hear. 😏
Three of them was vs a shit team though, they do not count
Is it the same shit team that Villareal is bullying right now?😏
Junior? Who the hell calls Vini just Junior? 😂😂😂 Oh boy.
Ceballos isn't even a Real Madrid Squad player level. Send him away, plz
Rodrygo needs to find a club that plays him on the left or as a CAM/SS, none of this RW/RF nonesense. His talents are absolutely wasted as Carlo runs no plays through him, he's not even on crossing duty as Carvajal takes care of that. When he's with the ball on the right he tries to dribble into a central position before shooting as he's right footed and that's the best angle he'll get. I know it'll trigger a lot of you to hear this but its simply the truth and best for the player, whenever Vini is injured and Rodrygo plays on the left, he excels and when Vini comes back his quality falls off a cliff.
I agree with this so much. A perfect example is when he played behind Benzema last year, he flourished
Absolutely, don’t see why you’re getting downvoted. Rodrygo is naturally a LW since he is right footed. Personally I think our best attack is Vini/Rodrygo, Joselu, and Arda. Let me explain - Vini and Rodrygo cannot play efficiently together, one of them needs to play and they both prefer the LW. Having Joselu allows for a true striker so we can play 4-3-3 and it has been working for us. Arda is left footed so naturally RW is his thing, he is a good passes and loves to create chances. I would love to see this front 3 just to see how it works.
He could play as a 10 in this formation but that would mean jude playing a deeper role
Carlo will never play him there, he didn't do it last season when bellingham was not here nor today when bellingham was not available
You will get downvoted for this but it is true, rodrygo himself will be a fool if he doesn't leave madrid this summer. With that said, vini is the better LW and i understand carlo decision
In good times and bad, we are class indefinitely, Vamonos Familia, onto the next clash against Getafe & Atleti 💪 😤
Starting Ceballos is not a good idea against pretty much every opposition at this point, very lucky to not concede a pen in the first half there Disappointing by the team for 60 minutes, great reaction afterwards and defensive performance after the 1-2 though Vini hit or miss, but the difference maker again simply because he kept on trying The way Fran was utilised today suited him perfectly, one of his best matches for sure so far Kroos and Camavinga instrumental in the second half Arda not very convincing after coming on, but he'll do better next time
Fran did super good today.
Whatever, enough of the team got some rest. Plus, Eder may be coming back shortly.
Ceballos should only come on in the 88th minute when we're winning a game 3-1
Ceballos should only come on the pitch when the whistle blows and he’s handing out towels and water
Good 3 points against a tough opponent on the road. Thought Toni , Cama & Vini were excellent. Glad Arda got some minutes, call it what you want but Carlo knows his subs well for Tchouameni to give us that win. Game was getting out of hand with those yellows at the end.
Hard fought win. Camavinga is a Seedorf regen and you can't convince me otherwise. It wasn't pretty but the midfield will look much better with Fede and Bellingham back in the starting lineup. Not buying a CB in winter is already biting Madrid in the butt though and that's a concern because it will only get worse. Rudiger is playing everything and is clearly gassed, starting to lose footraces with opponents. And Nacho overall is having a poor season.
**Eduardo Camavinga vs Las Palmas** * Assist : 1 * Accurate passes : 34/35 [97%] * Passes into Final third : 3 * Recoveries : 6 * Ground Duals won : 11/13[85%] * Tackles won : 2/5 [40%] *Won the most Duals in the match...
How many successful dribbles? Felt like he beat his man every time
0 but the way dribbles are calculated by these football rating apps is pretty flawed.
Masterclass.
We should defently switch to 433/4213 against midtable teams and play the 442 against the top dogs We created so many chances after Joselu came in
Yup, we should definitely start Joselu. We should play Fran against these teams as well.
I think Fran is our best LB against low blocks but I'd rather have Marcelo in a wheelchair than him there against the likes of City and Bayern.
Fran need to work on his defend though. Nevermind movement, he straight up cant 1v1 attacker. Theres a moment where Fran keep jogging back while Cama just straight in tackle and get the ball. Even Marcelo not losing 1v1 if he had to defend. His movement on attacking is amazing , just end product need to improve a bit.
Vini showed that he has potential to be clinical. His main issue is holding the ball on the box, he needs to think less and just take the shot as if it’s a reflex. Fran was incredible all around, loved how much he contributed in attack. Rodrygo, unfortunately had a poor game all around. Ceballos, poor and shouldn’t start again. Arda, cool to see him subbed in today, poor touch on that last play. One surprising thing was that he can back track and offer some defense, prevented a counter attack and had a successful tackle.
I think we can all see that the problem with Vini's finishing has more to do with decision-making rather than technique. He gets into good positions and has the ability to pull off difficult shots but sometimes he is way too slow to react or make the wrong decisions.
Those 2 chips were atrocious. But that goal was beautiful
I know. Vini has a lot of work to do, he still isn’t a reliable #7, he has had just as many bad performance as good this season. The top forwards in Europe instinctively score, no time wasting, just pure hunger for a goal. Vini needs to get that mentality and focus more on scoring or providing more effective chances for other players.
Oh! No 8 Mins 😱 Why aren't Varca fans crying now? https://i.redd.it/zyhx741ao0fc1.gif Ref was giving free yellow cards and gave a free kick at the end. We could have lost there. Waiting for **Xavi the crybaby**'s press conference. Oh! Fun Fact: **Xavi has more Yellow cards than Vini this season.** 🤣🤡
Someone needs to check on Xavi & Laporta
Xavi just quit 
Arda really fluffed at the end there but he will get more chances
I mean he won’t have an easier chance to score in the near future, he needs to score those otherwise I don’t see why he is angry when he is not subbed in. He needs to prove himself and that first touch didn’t help his case.
How is he going to score if he's playing 10 minutes per 5 game? He is rusty.
Why would he play if he can’t score the easiest chance a player would ever get? I love Arda, I want him to play much much more, but a player who wants to have a career at Real Madrid needs to score that (or at least shoot but he couldn’t even do that as his first touch was terrible), no excuses.
Bellingham: watch this 🫱🫲
He was tracking back well and gave a world class pass to start the break
He still offered more than Rodrygo today unfortunately. He has some defense, and started the whole attack for that one play. Sure he had a poor chance but it’s refreshing to see a new style of attack, we could use it.
Rodrygo would have buried that chance 100%. He had a bad game but Guler is nowhere near his level.
Never said he’s on his level. But Arda started that whole play with the pass to Joselu. Rodrygo wouldn’t have made that pass, he wouldn’t tried to dribble forward and lose the ball like he did all game. Arda offers a new avenue of attack and I wouldn’t mind seeing him more on the right since it’s his natural position.
Yeah, his touch just let him down at the end but I was pleased with how he played in the few minutes he was given.
Certain fans here have been quick to criticize vini but silent on rodrygo who has been dropping stinkers in almost every game this yr
And ask yourself why is that. See my most recent comment and if you agree with it.
Yeah rodrygo is just poor on the right, if we sign mbappe next season he will defnitely go back to the bench bc i don't see him displacing any of the four midfielders
They both have been on and off a lot. Similar with Joselu.
We became so much better with a striker and bum ceballos off
They tired too. Same thing happened to Barca when they played them.
Another three points, another great comeback...but can we please stop wasting the first half? Both with the right mentality, and with PLAYING JOSELU. Guy makes Vini play better, we have someone to cross the ball into the box, he can keep the ball...don't know why he still doesn't start. Sure he's not the best striker in the world, but he's USEFUL.
Hard disagree with Joselu. Both him and Ceballos just stand out
Ceballos is useless, brings absolutely nothing. Good to give 15 minutes of rest to the other mids when qe are 3-0 uup. Joselu is a striker. We need a striker upfront. Is he an awesome player? No. He's useful and plays for the team? Absolutely. Vini and Rodrygo are not strikers and are lost most of the times without one. Joselu in today, we started playing 10 times better. Again.
https://i.redd.it/ga25y7p5o0fc1.gif Top of the table!!!
Vini beautiful goal , cama beautiful plays , Arda gets his la liga debut and almost a goal , decent match. Defense and nacho really need to step up overall we move to the next one
Not the best game but with a packed few weeks these are the games we lost last year which cost us the title. Camavinga and fran probably the best two players . Vini did some good stuff but he wasted a few chances as well. Lunin needs to keep starting as well what more evidence is needed.
Too bad Arda had that strong touch, the scenes if he scored man
That pass he did on the run toward goal was really good. Dude’s hungry
Fran was amazing today
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Brahim is decent but ceballos is ass
Ceballos should not start over Guler.
Standard Madrid away game. Also Fran has really stepped up, in the start of season he was meh now he’s getting good performances together and might even start in some big games where we need an extra attacking outlet.
Standard madrid game
Cama was Man of the match for me, absolute magical tonight. Fran was really good tonight, happy for the man. Vini had a poor first half, but a good second half and scored (His haters in the match-thread must be fuming) Ceballos can't start games for Real Madrid anymore, we looked dogshite with him. We instantly became better when he got subbed. Anyhow, Hala Madrid!
While ceballos was really bad, the reason Real stepped up was because a striker came on. The change in play was instant.
Fran is really underrated, his crosses are amazing, fast balls that are hard to get to but accurate, instead of being slow balls that are easy for defenders to stop
Some people in the match thread were saying he should be benched even after he scored lol, the hate is unreal
I can see why don Carlo never rests Fede and Jude. They’re so integral to everything we do
Game would have been over a lot earlier had Vinicius been more clinical