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Three observations from Real Madrid\u2019s 3-1 loss to AC Milan<\/h1>\n
\"Real<\/picture><\/span><\/span>Photo by Alberto Gardin\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/span><\/figure>\n
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You\u2019d hope that, as a fan of the team that is supposed to be the best in the world, you do not get to write many of these intros. But, in this case, you do.\u00a0Real Madrid\u00a0have just lost 3-1 at home to Milan in the\u00a0Champions League, leaving them at 17th before the remainder of matchday four is played on Wednesday. it is not looking good. Here are three observations.<\/p>\n

Collective failure in midfield and defense<\/h3>\n

Usually, the silver lining after a terrible result like the one nine days ago against Barcelona, is that it is assumed that the club would look for a comeback. It would look to put the bad loss past them, and work on improving things.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid players and coaches spent the week talking about how they need to be better defensively. It was obvious, but then going from that, to making the same mistakes against Milan is, quite frankly, baffling and shameful. The only reason Real Madrid didn\u2019t lose by four goals here is not because they played much better than they did against their eternal rivals; it is because the team they were facing were just not as good and clinical as Barcelona.<\/p>\n

Milan, who have only won once away from home this season, battered Real Madrid in their own backyard. A 3-1 scoreline is flattering, because if it wasn\u2019t for Andriy Lunin\u2019s heroics in goal, it could have been far worse.<\/p>\n

The defense was a mess. The midfield looked disjointed. You could fit a blue whale in the gap between Real Madrid\u2019s defensive and midfield lines. It is genuinely woeful and embarrassing how a team with as many superstars as Real Madrid could play the way they are playing, like they don\u2019t even want to win anymore, like they are entitled.<\/p>\n

The defensive mistakes that the team is making week in, and week out are surprising even for the people who somehow knew this would happen. It is so easy for opposition players to bypass Real Madrid\u2019s midfield as if they are pieces of wood and go unmarked into the box with no coverage from the defenders.<\/p>\n

Aurelien Tchouameni had one of the worst games of his career, and I\u2019ve defended him for as long as possible because I genuinely think he has a lot of talent. Saying that, the way he has been playing recently has been anything but what everyone should expect from a player of his calibre. He has had more bad performances this season than good ones, and each time it feels like he is finally making progress, he shuts it down with another poor performance, much like the rest of the team.<\/p>\n

The right-back situation is worrying, but nothing will change<\/h3>\n

Usually, it makes sense for Real Madrid to avoid signings in the winter\u00a0transfer window, so that they can plan well for the summer. That ends up not happening quite often, but that is what, in theory, the plan is. The problem arises when Real Madrid sorely lack depth in defense, and are made to pay for it on the pitch.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid knew this could happen. One long-term injury \u2014 which is not as uncommon as it used to be \u2014 could change everything. And it did. One centre-back signing in the summer could\u2019ve also changed everything. But it didn\u2019t happen. I have been an advocate for how well Real Madrid have planned the squad in most positions, but the defensive depth chart is one thing they simply have not looked at in the last year. They got away with it last year, when they had Nacho Fernandez. You can\u2019t do the same for a second year running without facing problems.<\/p>\n

But, even now, there won\u2019t be any signings. Real Madrid\u2019s Lucas Vazquez just got burned by an electric Rafael Leao on an immeasurable scale. Just 10 days ago, Raphinha was the one doing the damage. It\u2019s not an irregular occurrence. Vazquez is a solid player, but he has his limitations. We have seen that his entire career \u2014 having him do the role he is supposed to do is fine. Anything more than that and you\u2019re setting him up for failure.<\/p>\n

A centre-back signing helps because Militao can then move to right-back. A right-back signing also helps for the reasons stated above. The fact that neither of those things will happen makes it much more problematic than it needs to be. They don\u2019t look at Castilla \u2014 rightfully so, the right-backs there are much worse \u2014 and they don\u2019t look at the academy, but they are not looking at the obvious solutions, either. The defense is paper thin, both in terms of vulnerability and depth.<\/p>\n

Do Endrick and Arda Guler… exist?<\/h3>\n

\"C\u00f3<\/p>\n

Arda Guler and Endrick have played a combined total of 13 minutes in the last five Real Madrid games. Combined. Those 13 minutes have been all Guler. Endrick has not even played a single minute of football for over a month.<\/p>\n

It is shocking to see that a team that is desperate for energy, fearlessness and creativity is not looking to get their two youngest players out on the pitch when nothing else is working.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid have looked complacent at times. They don\u2019t do enough with the ball, they lack ideas, they lack physicality and they have shown for the second time running that they just don\u2019t want the win like their opponents do. That is not a Real Madrid thing, and something needs to change.<\/p>\n

Defensive issues are huge, of course, but Endrick and Guler can help this team massively if injected into the team. Guler especially, who is so good at picking the final pass and giving the attack some much-needed structure, is stuck on the bench, looking at the pitch with confusion, desperate to make an impact, much like his Norwegian counterpart did almost a decade ago. The team lacks inspiration. It needs someone to make things happen, they need to try something different.<\/p>\n

Guler can solve a lot of things \u2014 he cannot solve Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe missing a bucketload of chances \u2014 but he does help with other things, and both of these players are too good to be rotting on the bench for two big games in a row.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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