The reporter reported coldly The 4-0 win over Osasuna alleviated the crisis caused by Real Madrid's two consecutive home goals conceded by more than 3 goals, but the problem was not solved, Mbappe still returned in vain, and at the same time, Militão, Vazquez and Rodrygo were injured, except for Vinicius, who wore a hat, I am afraid that no one in the team can really relax, especially coach Ancelotti.
Although Real Madrid president Florentino has dined with Carlo Ancelotti at the training base after the national derby fiasco, and the two sides have met again after the defeat to Milan, the Real Madrid hierarchy has still shown their support for Ancelotti. But the outside world is still in the rumor, in addition to Zidane proposed by the Spanish media, the German "Bild" also asserted that Ancelotti will leave the team after the season, and Real Madrid's favored successor is Alonso.
Obviously, this is the biggest crisis Ancelotti has faced since his return to Real Madrid. It is widely believed that the Italian coach is losing the dressing room, and the arrival of Mbappe has caused the big three to lose their sense of the front three who performed well last season. Real Madrid have serious problems in terms of attitude, fitness, attacking style and set-piece defence, with a number of players, including Bellingham, Tchouameni and Kylian Mbappe, publicly expressing their dissatisfaction. Even after the team's 4-0 thrashing of Osasuna, Mbappe returned to the dressing room alone instead of taking the field with the rest of his team-mates.
For Carlo Ancelotti, the rest of the season will be a brutal test. The royal undercurrent is turbulent, and even a tactician like Lao An and Lao Jianghu are inevitably struggling in it.
After consecutive defeats to Barcelona and Milan, Carlo Ancelotti was pushed to the forefront, from the line-up to the on-the-spot substitutions, to the dressing room management, all of which were slammed by the Spanish media, and even the physical coach Pintus was implicated. The Italian coach with five Champions League trophies has become a mediocrity overnight: unable to get the top four in the right position, over-reliance on the stars and fatigue of the main players, all of which have led to problems with the attitude of the game.
Carlo Ancelotti has worked very hard to ensure the playing time of his big-name players, which has also meant that there is little rotation and the risk of injury has increased. There has been no repetition of Real Madrid's starting line-up for 17 games this season, but 13 key players have taken up almost 90 per cent of the starts, with the other eight only able to play for the remaining 11 per cent. Real Madrid have made an average of just 2.5 changes per game, and the proportion of key stars in the starting XI would continue to rise if it weren't for injuries to Thibaut Courtois and Carvajal.
Former Real Madrid legend Morientes believes Carlo Ancelotti underestimated the impact of Kroos' departure. And this Real Madrid team did not reach every position with a double insurance configuration, which directly led to the injury wave hitting, and the team was stretched. The two defeats exposed the lack of chemistry on the part of the Real Madrid team, with a clear lack of attitude on the part of the stars who could not play in their comfort zone, as evidenced by the huge gap between the distance they could travel and that of their opponents. Carlo Ancelotti is also defending his players, stressing that Real Madrid were not the team with the most runs last season, but they still won the Champions League.
The Spanish media stressed that Ancelotti's "inaction" is the biggest crisis for Real Madrid. The Italian coach almost unconditionally obeyed the chairman's arrangement, and the recruitment was finalized at the top level, and Ancelotti was just a "smart woman". With Karim Benzema leaving last season, Real Madrid needed a quality centre-forward, but Carlo Ancelotti got midfielder Jude Bellingham. He solved the problem by letting Bellingham play as a false No. 9, but this kind of riceless cooking is not always done, and his arrangement for Mbappe not only did not make the French superstar play as he should be, but also made Rodrygo, Bellingham and Valverde all fall into a slump. Also in the midfield, the sapper defenders Camavinga and Tchouameni signed by the Real Madrid president could not make up for the loss of Kroos and Casemiro's departure, and Ancelotti could only accept the order.
Mijatovic believes the Italian coach is losing the dressing room and that he doesn't have a clear tactical mindset that would allow Mbappe, Vinicius, Rodrygo and Bellingham to form a pair that can perform at their best. The frustration of Mbappe and Bellingham is well known, with Guler and Endrick who should have been given more minutes but were pressed to the bench by the conservative Carlo Ancelotti. The Catalan media pointed out that the players began to express their dissatisfaction as the trigger for Xavi's sacking, and now it is Ancelotti's turn.
After the heavy defeat to AC Milan, an emergency meeting was held between the Real Madrid hierarchy and the whole team. Marca revealed that the atmosphere at the meeting was tense and that everyone was aware of the seriousness of the problem. Carlo Ancelotti stressed that before the winter window opens, the team can only dig into the potential and adjust themselves. The summing up of the last two games is not a search for the culprit, but a search for a solution. The coaching staff showed the players data on distance run, offense, defensive involvement, and a poor attitude to the game, and the players acknowledged that they had to change.
Combined with the performance against Osasuna, it is clear that the outcome of the crisis talks was positive. The feedback received from Marca newspaper was that most of the players had never seen such a strong Ancelotti, and the usually moderate Italian coach had clearly been angered by the team's slump. The Real Madrid players are aware of the lack of fitness and attitude in the squad and will make changes in the training and matches that follow. The game against Osasuna was the first result to change but the season is still a long way off, with the Real Madrid hierarchy still patient with Carlo Ancelotti for the time being, only to wait for the Italian coach to test it more brutally, with the onset of the injury crisis very similar to the 2014/15 campaign when he last took charge.
The crisis of the Real Madrid team was alleviated by a big win over Osasuna, who was not very strong. However, Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham are still playing frustrated, and the team has added injuries to key players. Real Madrid have 10 games to play until the international break and the winter window, six of which are away from home, with Champions League games against Liverpool and Atalanta both away, but fortunately none of their La Liga opponents have been strong during that period. Real Madrid will fly to Qatar to play the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in late December, and to Saudi Arabia to play the Super Cup in early January, and the final is likely to meet Barcelona. The results of these two cup matches are likely to decide Ancelotti's fate.
Carlo Ancelotti is well aware that the Real Madrid president will not spare more patience for anyone, and if he cannot see the changes in the Real Madrid hierarchy in the short term, he will be waiting for the same result as he was 10 years ago. And Real Madrid's top management is also keeping an eye on the Italians, and does not rule out launching Plan B to prevent accidents.