Trust from the officials of the club
Ancelotti’s words to the media (“We’ll be here next season, sure; Florentino is affectionate with me”) speak clearly that the coach’s situation at the club has been clarified in recent days. The Italian, with the performance of his team, has replaced the buzz of a change on the bench for the security of continuing in the project. The season is almost done. The 0-4 loss at the Camp Nou and the brilliant qualifying rounds against Liverpool and Chelsea (the latter yet to be completed) are enough of a cover letter.After a bad start to 2023 (in January and February he dropped points in the League against Villarreal, Real Sociedad, Mallorca and Atlético), and hit rock bottom in the first leg of the Cup semifinals against Barça (0-1 at the Bernabeu), the Madrid has taken off like a rocket, even more so in the Champions League. These are the keys with which Ancelotti has revived the team.
Favorite starting line-up of Carlo
The Italian has found a new, more offensive eleven. He is the one who repeated against Chelsea in the 2-0 win at the Bernabéu and in the 0-4 win at the Camp Nou. The main thing is that he has opted for a new trident: Rodrygo, Benzema and Vinicius (with the special combinative partnership formed by the first two). He has dispensed with Valverde at the top to return him to the middle. If Kroos and Modric are there, they accompany the Uruguayan and the German plays as a pivot. If one of the two fails due to physical problems, as happened with Kroos in Liverpool, Camavinga or Tchouameni enter. With the Rodrygo-Benzema-Vinicius trident, the offensive flow increases substantially: 35 shots were made against Cádiz (13 on goal), when the season average is 16 (and 6 on goal).In the match against Chelsea they were 18 and 10