Marca: After leading the team for 4 months, there is still no suitable tactics, and some Real Madrid players have difficulty adapting to Alonso

Hupu News November 24th In the current round of La Liga that ended early this morning, Real Madrid drew 2-2 with Elche. After the game, according to the Spanish media "Marca", the media also published an article talking about some situations of the Los Blancos' game.

It is reported that Real Madrid, coached by Alonso this season, is in trouble with poor results. What is even more worrying is the ensuing public opinion storm. This team that performed well last season seems to have cracks. Some players seem dissatisfied with the coach's tactical system, and the signals from the locker room are not optimistic.

The tactical experiment failed

The Real Madrid team that played exciting football at the beginning of this season was gone by the end of November. The high pressing and fast-paced football that Alonso, the club's new manager, promised upon arriving at the club this summer is nowhere to be seen. Against Elche, Alonso tried to reverse the situation through formation changes, but with little success - the entire team seemed dull and lacked inspiration, and was suppressed by the excellent home team under Sarabia for a long time.

The gap between international matches (coupled with the setbacks of losing to Liverpool and drawing with Rayo Vallecano) prompted Alonso to make adjustments to the starting lineup. Although the use of Vinicius, Valverde and Camavinga as substitutes at the same time can be attributed to the Champions League rotation, the subtle relationship between the first two and the coach is imaginative. The layout of Ceballos as the core midfielder and Fran Garcia as the pseudo-fullback actually closes in the midfield, coupled with Carreras' back-up support, forms a mirror match with the double wing configuration of Elche Nunez-Hector Ford - Sarabia's tactical tricks are also worth pondering.

The goalkeeper once again blocked Mbappe.

Inyaki-Peña played bravely in this campaign and resolved Mbappe's must-goals twice in the first half. The goalkeeper, who had nothing to do with the French forwards when he was playing for Barcelona last year, made a crucial save to save the home team's tie at the Martinez Valero Stadium. What's even more rare is that he calmly accepted Real Madrid's controversial second goal after the game as a "normal penalty of the game." It is rare for a player to accept an unfavorable penalty calmly.

Rodrigo continues to be lost

Although Alonso gives Rodrigo a starting opportunity every three games, the Brazilian has failed to score since February. Regardless of whether he is a starter or a substitute, this genius who was the world's top player not long ago seems to have disappeared from the world, and his precipitous decline has become an "unsolved mystery".

Fran Garcia shines

Left back Fran Garcia is a rare bright spot for Real Madrid. After being released from defensive duties, he showed his long-lost impact on the left, recreating his wonderful performance during the Club World Cup. Although he was substituted when the team fell behind 0-1, he should not be the target of blame.

The set-piece master dominates

England defender Alexander-Arnold, who has not started for a long time in this game, takes all the set-pieces. The England full-back's passing is an art. Huizen's 1-1 equalizer and Bellingham's 2-2 equalizer were both instigated by him. However, his contribution on the defensive end of the full-back is far less than that of Valverde.

Elche coach Sarabia's amazing coaching

As Courtois said in the radio program: "Sarabia is one of the best coaches today." The team built by this Basque coach is full of courage. Even after leading Real Madrid 1-0 and being tied in the 80th minute, they still persisted in attacking. In the end, although they failed to score all three points due to set kicks, their tactical concepts have become a valuable asset in La Liga.

Performance of the newly promoted Elche

At the Martinez Valero Stadium, the newly promoted Elche gave a teaching lesson to the wealthy team with its clear tactical ideas, fearless courage and strict discipline. This team, which is firmly in the middle of the standings with its clear tactical concept, not only completely suppressed Real Madrid on the scene, but also almost caused Los Blancos to suffer defeat. Relying on the two classic saviors of Courtois and Mbappe, "old faces", Real Madrid barely avoided the crisis - the team lacked collective sparkle and individual contributions were even less. Alonso's change of formation was like shaking a tree to get results, but ultimately failed to wake up the team.

Tactical dilemma and a stroke of genius

Real Madrid still showed no improvement after changing sides, and Alonso's change of formation failed. Ceballos failed to straighten out the offensive and defensive rhythm and repeatedly risked losing his position. Rodrigo didn't show his edge until Vinicius and others started to warm up. Before Los Blancos were alert, Elche had already taken the lead through exquisite coordination: right back Valera transformed into a center forward and sent a pass with a heel, and midfielder Fabas inserted into the penalty area like a left inside forward and pushed the goal - a perfect interpretation of modern football.

Alonso immediately replaced three players, and then sent on youth training youngster Gonzalo. Arnold finally found the target for the cross, but the crux of Real Madrid's problem was the state without the ball: the team's pressing system was ineffective, allowing the opponent to control the ball for a long time.