When David Beckham played for Real Madrid 2003-07, it was with a bunch of attacking superstars on the team. Nevertheless, title-winning Beckham left Madrid with a paltry 1 La Liga title and a Super Cup title. It should not be possible, but several have analyzed their way to the conclusion that Real Madrid had a top-heavy squad, where the superstars all wanted to score, defensive work was a dirty word. Last week, Real lost with ugly numbers to Barcelona in El Clasico, now changes await.
It doesn’t seem like the Real management had learned from the Beckham era with the biggest stars on the team, but without the biggest titles. This summer, the world’s best club brought in Kylian Mbappe – and voila – the club is no longer the world’s best. A 2-5 loss to Barcelona in the SuperCopa shows Real in 2024/25 are on the wrong track.
Ancelotti has often started this season with Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham in the starting eleven, all players measured by the number of goals. An attacking line no one in the world can match, yet the results from last season are not forthcoming.
According to The Athletic, Carlo Ancelotti and his staff have pondered and analyzed their way to the conclusion that there needs to be more balance in the team. The biggest weakness is that there is not enough focus on the offensive work. The English media claims this means that one of the four superstars in the games ahead will have to endure that it will be the bench.
Ancelotti has realized that Real have fallen into the “Beckham trap”.
