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The Italian’s staff created a team in the image and likeness of the Englishman, Real Madrid’s top scorer in his first season. “His humility has been key,” they say at the club.
It all started in Rose Bowl of Pasadenanational historic monument in USA. there where Baggio sent Italian hopes to the clouds in the 94 World Cup born Carlo Ancelotti’s new Real Madrid, the third of his life. Because although the Italian has sat on the bench Bernabeu In two different eras, there are three types of teams he has coached. The first, that of the BBCin between 2013 y 2015with the Lisbon Champions like icing; the second, the 4-3-3 with Vinicius, Benzema and Valverde (and Rodrygo), heroes of the 14th in Paris; and the third, East Madrid by Jude Bellinghambecome League champion with a system created to suit the Englishman, Real Madrid Pichichi based on a diamond that has enhanced his virtues.
In it Rose Bowl Bellingham debuted as a white soccer player. It was a friendly against Milan that Madrid came back, of course, with a bit of Vinicius in the last minutes. The Englishman debuted his new position there: point of the midfield diamond, the role of historic ’10’ behind the two forwards.
The results were not completely perfect in the United States, but the coaching staff of Carlo Ancelotti I was convinced of the idea, especially Davide, Carlo’s second and son, y Francesco Mauri‘capos’ of the staff behind the coach and big culprits of the good atmosphere between the coaching staff and the locker room: «Davide, Francesco, Mino… The coaching staff is very young and gives me a lot of enthusiasmwhich I am not always able to have because I am starting to be a little older, although not much,” he joked this Saturday before the press.
Preseason testing
In the preseason, Bellingham started all four games played in the United States and accumulated 270 minutes, only surpassed by Vinicius (280). The technicians evaluated other options after the departure of Benzema and the arrival of English, how to place Rodrygo from false nine, keep Valverde on the right and place Bellingham in the trident of the center of the field, but based on analyzing the player’s actions at Borussia Dortmund they observed that he was an excellent finisher. The results of the first weeks of the League speak for themselves.
Bellingham scored 5 goals in the first 4 days and 13 in the first 17, pushing Madrid to a lead that they would not let go of, not even with the serious injuries of Courtois, Militao or Alaba or with the physical problems that Tchouaméni, Camavinga or Vinicius had.
The wardrobe background
Another key is deserved by a closet ground who responded when Ancelotti needed his services. Brahim (6 goals and 4 assists), Joselu (9 and 2) or Lucas (2 and 4) have served the cause beyond the spine, maintaining a dressing room that continues to surprise those who live it day by day: «The best I’ve ever been to», repeats Ancelotti. Curiously, before the CadizBrahim added a goal and an assist and Joselu scored the third.
Bellingham also has a lot to do with that communion. «That he landed with humility and professionalism helped», they say from Valdebebas, where they place the first weeks in the United States as key. There it was forged the friendship between Camavinga, Tchouaméni, Bellingham, Vinicius, Rodrygo and Valverde, the hard core of the young people, who have shared dinners and trips during these months. They have forgotten the cost of their signings and the media spotlight and have sought friendship and football. That, together with the good disposition of veterans like Kroos, Modric, Rüdiger, Carvajal and Lucas to act as teachers at times, they have finished building a locker room “without egos”, they admit from the club. “They are an example.”
«We have done so well that there are not many ‘buts’‘. Well, we have scored only 100 goals, we don’t play very well… So, I repeat: tell me about the sea, sailor,” Ancelotti hesitated in the press room.
In the process of rebuilding the squad, with departures as important as those of Marcelo, Casemiro or Benzema, the Italian has managed to continue winning while promoting the evolution of the club’s young signings. “They ask me to win games, not give minutes to young people,” he remembers. But he does both thanks to his great tactical and managerial work: “he has done well because the young people progress and the veterans maintain the level.”
