Last week, Real Madrid struggled to defeat the newly promoted team Almeria with a score of 2-1. Of course, there are many problems with the squad or approach to this match by coach Ancelotti, but it cannot be denied that David Alaba is the brightest name in the match.
The Austrian centre-back was on the bench in this match, and was only brought on in the 74th minute. It took David Alaba just 1 minute to enter the field and successfully took a beautiful free kick, thereby sealing a 2-1 victory and 3 initial points for Real Madrid.
Alaba once again turned into a hero with a goal worth more than gold. Remember a few days ago, he opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the European Super Cup final, when Real Madrid beat Frankfurt 2-0 in the end. Such continuous goals have reminded people of a very good central defender that Real Madrid once had, that is former captain Sergio Ramos.
Coach Ancelotti has also led Sergio Ramos in the past. The Spanish star's ability to score has been clearly demonstrated under the Italian coach, such as the header against Atletico Madrid in the 2013-14 Champions League final. And it seems that Ancelotti is possessing a new "Ramos" in his second time leading Real Madrid.
In fact, Alaba did not "accidentally" enter the field and score against Almeria. It was coach Ancelotti who assigned Kroos or Benzema to give up the number 4 to take the shot, which shows how much he believes in Alaba's ability to score.
"At first, Toni or Karim should have done it, but Davide told me that Alaba had to be the one to shoot and the truth is that he was right. It's not easy to say to Toni and Karim to give up the free kick, but Alaba did and he scored," Ancelotti said after the match.
As a full-back who has switched to central defense, scored well, worked under coach Ancelotti and achieved success in terms of titles at Real Madrid, it can be said that David Alaba is wearing the number 4 shirt that Ramos left behind very well. In the summer of 2022, many people believe that Rudiger will threaten Alaba's center-back position, but if he continues to play like this, it will be difficult for coach Ancelotti to push the Austrian center-back to the wing.
