When Real Madrid announced their lineup for this Supercup semi-final against Valencia (3-1 victory) on his social networks, many were surprised. Coach Merengue has effectively fielded five midfielders at the same time: Casemiro, Valverde, Kroos, Modric and Isco, with Luka Jovic as the only real offensive player. Never seen before. A tinkering a bit forced given the absences of Bale, Hazard and Benzema, but we expected to see Rodrygo or Vinicius start for example. After the match, Zinedine Zidane explained this choice at a press conference.
“The option today was to put Isco and Modric inside to have more space on the sides. They are all very good. It was possible to play with wingers, but we did the opposite. More players inside the field and our side to use the whole side. It worked. We made a serious match “, launched the Frenchman. It remains to be seen whether he will repeat a similar tactic in the future, especially when the injured are back.
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