Alonso resurrected Goler

Erda Güller’s use of Alonso

Alonso’s need for a creative player in his midfield drives the second phase of possession

which is the development and progression of the offense.

made him favor Arda Goller over Dani Ceballos.

as Goller is a better passer than Ceballos and more agile and mobile.

In Real Madrid’s deployment, Goller is clearly behind in the circle

and thanks to this, Billingham and Valverde can switch to the interplay between the lines

They are closer to the goal and have a direct contribution to threaten the opponent’s goal by creating or shooting directly.

Valverde and Bellingham’s positioning between the lines has increased

Real Madrid’s ability to have channels between the opponents’ lines

This increased cohesion and increased Real’s ability to attack the five corners.

The issue here is the space at Goller’s back, which Ciampini has to protect.

In the first half against Juve, he left that space completely open.

In the second half, Chiamini’s protection completely hid the space and allowed Gollier to run around.

Alonso’s new recruitment has revitalized Goller from

a playmaker and winger to a regista who could have a huge future.

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