Thursday Edition of the Daily Merengue
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Well that wasn’t good.
As fans we’ve go to be patient with this new direction. Courtois pretty much said it all. Read more about the game in the immediate reaction, player ratings and the Managing Madrid Podcast. Castilla’s Gonzalo Garcia was the man of the match.
Courtois: “We still have Ancelotti’s automatisms and that cannot be changed in four days.”
— Managing Madrid (@managingmadrid) June 18, 2025
This stuff takes time. Regardless of how these first few games pan out, nothing is definitive. Even if Real Madrid scorched Al Hilal and all their group stage opponents, sample size is tiny. Can’t get carried away to extremes. New systems take time to implement. Keep in mind this…
— Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo) June 18, 2025
Managing Madrid Podcast: Real Madrid 1 – 1 Al Hilal, Post-game, Club World Cup 2025@KiyanSo‘s reaction from Hard Rock Stadiumhttps://t.co/CRMXbSjGAc
— Managing Madrid (@managingmadrid) June 19, 2025
Mehedi’s takeways.
I did Action Traces (movement with on-ball actions and defensive actions) on Bellingham and Trent from today’s game.
Short thread.
(1/3)
— Mehedi Hassan (@MHassanFootball) June 18, 2025
The 3-2-2-3 build up is going to be Xabi Alonso’s baseline approach it seems––he used it a lot at Leverkusen too.
-The 6 and the two CB form the first 3.
-One full-back (Trent) and one of the 8s form the next line of 2.
-Then comes the two 10s (Jude and Arda)
-The other…— Mehedi Hassan (@MHassanFootball) June 19, 2025
Impressed by Huijsen’s on debut. https://t.co/ouT124pieE
— Mehedi Hassan (@MHassanFootball) June 18, 2025
