At this time last year, Real Madrid started the 2023-2024 season in La Liga with a 2-0 victory at Athletic Bilbao. That match opened a run of five consecutive wins (before losing to Atletico Madrid) and ended with a championship lead by 10 points ahead of Barcelona.
This season, Real Madrid also started with an away match (on Mallorca) and also coincidentally Rodrygo Goes was the first player to score. But Los Blancos returned with only 1 point in hand and 1 red card (from Ferland Mendy).
This result is of course disappointing, especially after the European Super Cup won a week earlier. In addition, in the Royal team's squad, there is also super striker Kylian Mbappe.
In the match, there were people who criticized the home team for playing deadly, coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted that Real Madrid may have lost due to their own problems. He pointed out 3 aspects that his synthesis shows that 1 point is still luck.
Lack of balance, a bit of a competitive attitude and a lack of concentration in defense are what Carletto points out.
The lack of balance is true, when Real Madrid plays with many attacking factors. They are " proactive" in exchanging positions, so the system is not enough.
The attitude of the match is probably also because the attacking formation gives Vinicius Junior and his teammates the feeling of "waning is always possible", especially when they have a goal in the lead.
And because of that attitude, the defensive task could not maintain concentration, leading to a few moments where they could score more goals.
Even the way Ancelotti made substitutions was a question mark, when he used four substitutions, three of which came at the same time in the 88th minute. With two attacking players on the pitch at the time - Brahim Diaz and Arda Guler, there was little time for them, even with an 8-minute extra time.
And while Barcelona started with 3 points (won Valencia), should Real Madrid fans worry?
In fact, just at the starting point, there is no need to worry too much, because in the end, whether or not to win the championship will only be decided in the final weeks of the season. Meanwhile, as Ancelotti said, when problems arise early, detection and resolution will help smooth operations at important stages.
It can be understood that, with Mbappe's addition to the attack, both Ancelotti and the players are having to find ways to adapt. With the qualities of stars, it will not take them long to find a common voice.
Another problem, when Real Madrid will participate in many competitions this season, with a tight schedule, Ancelotti needs to rotate more effectively, ensuring that the entire reserve star squad always has a "hot" mode, ready to change the situation and situation instead of just waiting for personal shining moments.
