Hello everyone meet me @zein On this occasion I will review one of the best seasons after leaving one of the icons of the club Cristiano Ronaldo and one of the most successful coaches in the history of Zinedine zidane namely real madrid
After the departure of coach Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo's goal machine, there are concerns that Real Madrid will experience quality degradation. The defeat against Atletico Madrid in the European Super Cup also made them even more doubtful.
Barcelona is also believed not to be difficult to defend his title on the La Liga scene. Barcelona is still reinforced by the icon Lionel Messi, and has brought in several new players to strengthen the squad. With eternal enemies who no longer have a spell, the Blaugrana doesn't seem to be matched in the local realm.
But all of these assumptions need to be revised. In the opening week, Madrid have proven that they are still worthy and must be feared.
Madrid serves Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu in the inaugural season of La Liga 2018/19, Monday (8/20). Julen Lopetegui's side won 2-0 with goals from Dani Carvajal in the first half and Gareth Bale in the second half.
Madrid may indeed only win 2-0, but that score does not reflect everything.
There are a number of positive things behind it, which can make the Bernabeu public remain enthusiastic about their favorite team. It can also be used as a warning for rivals.
PossessionFootball
Under Julen Lopetegui's training, Madrid now has a new style of football. Madrid is now Madrid, whose game pivots on possession. Madrid now plays possession football.
In Madrid, Lopetegui tried to implement the system he used to pass Spain to the 2018 World Cup, namely possession of the ball and short passes. Madrid doesn't want to emulate Barcelona, but this is Lopetegui football.
This Possession-based style has actually been seen a little in the match against AC Milan in the preseason. But the game against Getafe is arguably their first competitive test, and the Madridistas should be happy with what they see on the Bernabeu pitch.
Against Getafe, Madrid dominated the game from the early minutes to the long whistle. Madrid recorded possession of the ball reaching 78%. It's been a long time since the last time Madrid recorded a possession of this size in La Liga.
According to the US, the last time Madrid recorded a possession was very decisive in a La Liga match in February 2012, when they dominated Levante with a possession of 80%.
When facing Getafe, which puts ten players behind the ball and defends very neatly, the key is movement, operand and change of play. Without that, Madrid will not get anything from their possession.
Madrid now has a new system, but the new system is still not perfect. There is still time for Lopetegui to polish and perfect it.
Clean Sheet
By dominating possession, Madrid is not only able to freely build attacks. At the same time, they are also able to reduce potential threats from opponents.
Getafe was forced to focus more on defending. Throughout the game, Getafe barely bothered Keylor Navas under the rule. Thibaut Courtois has not yet taken to the field.
Getafe only gets a chance to release five shots. Of the five shots, only one was on target, and Navas had no trouble neutralizing it.
During the preseason, Madrid did not even reach a clean sheet. Against Atletico in Estonia, the Los Blancos goalkeeper even conceded four. Winning without conceding is a good start for Sergio Ramos and his friends.
Total Control
Control of the total match is in the hands of Madrid. Getafe has to do 28 violations in order to try to reduce Madrid, and the result they get seven yellow cards.
In fact, Lopetegui only played one of the two game controllers he had, namely Toni Kroos, as a starter. Luka Modric was released on 71 minutes, when Getafe tried to take over the game. Modric's entry makes Getafe more difficult to get the ball.
Kroos displays a brilliant game. Almost none of the operations were missed.
Of the 118 operands released by the German midfielder, 116 of them were connected with his colleagues. The accurate operand ratio in this match reached 98%.
That is the highest success rate of passes by a Real Madrid player in a La Liga match with a 100+ pass since 2005/06.
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