Real Madrid Confidencial First Team Player against Celta: from Substitute in the Supercopa to Ancelotti's 11
Ancelotti makes the decision to start him in his gala line-up
Real Madrid tries to move past the stumble in the Spanish Supercopa final against Barça. Although Ancelotti will have had to take good note of the mistakes that occurred. One of them will involve giving the starting position to a substitute in the game against Celta de Vigo.
With hardly any time to analyze what happened in Arabia, Real Madrid faces Celta this Thursday. It will be the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, with Bernabéu as the venue. For that game, everything points to Raúl Asencio regaining his place as a first team player.
Since Tchouaméni recovered from his injury, he has been the one occupying the position at the central defense. He has partnered with Rüdiger, however, his level has been questioned. Especially against Barça where he was caught in the picture of several goals and showed he is not a central defender.
That's why the academy player would return to partner with the German this Thursday against Celta. A solution that hasn'thing to do with it being the Copa del Rey and wanting to include rotations. Everything points to it being a change that is here to stay in Real Madrid's plans.
Asencio earns the starting position as a solution to the problems
Real Madrid has had a significant problem with injuries this season, especially in defense. Militão will be away from the field for many months after falling against Osasuna. That day, Ancelotti trusted Asencio to take the place of the Brazilian on the field.
He did so at a great level, provided an assist to Bellingham, and showed great confidence in all duels. These sensations continued in the following matches, even at Anfield against Liverpool. However, he lost the starting position to Tchouaméni when he was recovered.
However, after the Clásico, seeing the level Tchouaméni showed and the mistakes he made, he might leave the spot. The Frenchman showed that he is not a central defender and lacks some concepts. That's why Asencio will start again against Celta, something that should be repeated in the following matches.
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