A solid group of players with quality and stamina, which despite being less in number could play out the minutes and be the backbone of a team that could repeat the triumphs of Mestalla and Lisbon. Now, on 24th August, with the almost definite exit of Khedira and Di María, the Real faithful only have 21 faces to stick in their fan books, three of which (Casillas, Keylor and Pacheco) are goalkeepers. If we include the injured Jesé, that makes 18 outfield players to play out the entire season. However, if there is one man that is happy with the situation, it is Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian is not one bit nervous, is not asking for reinforcements from the B team and is not looking to bring in new faces. Quite the opposite, in fact. His plan is to use just 16 players as starters, to share out the majority of the playing time between very few players that swap from their positions to the bench and back again on a regular basis. The days of two players for every position and constant rotations is now a thing of the past at La Casa Blanca. -RK
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 07:10:04 +0000
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