After the 0-4 defeat to Barcelona in the Super Classic match, Real Madrid fans expected Carlo Ancelotti and his team to stand up stronger. However, that hope was completely extinguished by the star team’s poor performance against AC Milan in the fourth round of the Champions League at Bernabeu’s home field.
“The Real Madrid team just failed in a classic match, repeating the disaster against AC Milan,” AS newspaper commented in an article posted in a prominent position on the home page this morning (November 6). Real Madrid lost 1-3 to AC Milan at home. This loss further increased the sadness of Real Madrid fans after a series of consecutive unfavorable matches.
Another author on AS commented: “Two consecutive injuries – the yellow ball turned into a water spray by Vinicius and the slap in the face in the El Clasico match – turned into rain on the Bernabeu field. This is the wrong time to start a match.” a series of defeats for a team that has made turning things around a habit.”
Malick Thiaw opened the scoring for AC Milan in the 12th minute. Real Madrid equalized with Vinicius’s magic free kick but lost the lead not long after. The Spanish team’s defense was very close in both situations of conceding goals.
In the second half, Real Madrid missed many opportunities and could not score more goals. On the contrary, AC Milan sealed a 3-1 victory thanks to a goal from Tijjani Reijnders.
Vinicius and Mbappé – the striker pair in Real Madrid’s 4-4-2 formation – were the focus of criticism after the defeat. Coach Carlo Ancelotti still cannot find a way to combine Real Madrid’s two attacking stars.
The second goal came from a pass intended for Vinicius. He stood still, did not look at the ball and did not assist in defense. The Brazilian striker also did not play sharp, combined with poor quality passes and poor ball control. Bernabeu fans were angry at Vinicius’ attitude and passivity at the end of the match,” Marca commented on Vinicius and gave the striker 6 points.
Mpbappe also received the same score with the assessment: “This striker is unlucky and cannot put the ball into the opponent’s goal. He is very proactive in attack but does not support defense.”
Marca newspaper also had its own analysis on Vinicius, saying that these two players were the reason why Real Madrid did not play well in the early part of the season. Accordingly, the Bernabeu home team seems to be “making it difficult” for their opponents to defend with two people.
The two line players are confirmed without the ball. Every time the ball passes, they don’t run or make any effort to help the team win the ball back. There is no connection between these two characters,” Marca commented.
Marcador channel commentator Vero Boquete said that Real Madrid’s performance was not football and it was clear that this team was in crisis. The loss to AC Milan was a combination of a weak defense, a midfield that failed to control the ball and a striker that was barely effective.
Meanwhile, coach Carlo Ancelotti does not think the problem lies with the strikers.
The Italian coach gave an interview after the match about the effectiveness of the Vinicius-Mbappe pair: “Today we created many opportunities when attacking but were inaccurate. In my opinion, Real Madrid should have scored many goals.” What’s even more worrying is this.” The fact that opponents can approach our goal too easily is the main problem that Real Madrid needs to overcome.”