This summer, Real Madrid successfully brought in French superstar Kilian McBarbie, which looked like a huge increase in the team's strength. However, the team's performance did not soar as expected, and Barcelona is 9 points ahead of Real Madrid in the La Liga table. Spanish media Relevo broke the news that coach Ancelotti has locked McBarbee's problems, but the way to crack does not seem to be simple.
According to the report, Antsarotti and his coaching team pointed out after an in-depth analysis that McBarbee's lack of ability to run without the ball and assist in defense on the field is the key to Real Madrid's recent sluggish performance. Take the "National Derby" loss to Barcelona as an example, McBarbee only ran 8 kilometers in the whole game, far below the level of a 90-minute regular game players should be. At the same time, his defensive omissions also need teammates to make up for, which has a negative impact on the team's overall performance. Nonetheless, McBarbie has contributed six goals in 10 league games this season, which has somewhat masked his defensive deficiencies.
The bigger challenge, however, is that although we have found the reason for McBarbie's slump, Antsalotti might consider bringing him off the bench. At the same time, we don't want to completely change the squad that won the UEFA Champions League last season, which puts the team in a dilemma.
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