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Coping Strategies in the Post-Ramos Era, I hope this article was of interest!
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faced a seemingly impossible task this summer: with Ramos carrying his five league titles and four
European crown
With the champion gone, it's a huge challenge for the team. After all, Ramos is not only a center back with rare talents, but an iconic figure in the team's past and present.
This challenge is not only reflected in the team's finances, which have been strained by the departure of Ramos, but also means that the team has to make some compromises.
Figure 1 - Financial Crisis
Ramos was undoubtedly the perfect modern center back on the pitch, not only was he the best passer of his generation, but he was also the best ball carrier at the back for his era. Although he can be impulsive and reckless at times without the ball, his game is built on a foundation of confidence in his own ability and confidence to find a player close to the
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The idea of is very difficult.
Figure 2 - Real Madrid Philosophy
Complicating matters is the fact that new manager Carlo Ancelotti is taking over an aging team, with Modric in his mid-thirties and Klos not much younger but
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Still rely on their influence in the midfield.
Figure 3 - Aging Teams
This means that Ramos' successor could face a huge challenge for years to come, and in the near future, they will continue to be affected by the return of players to the team. The team will sell Varane this summer and will have to rely on a whole new center back pairing for next season, perhaps from
Bayern
Alaba, who joined from Munich.
Figure 4 - Challenges faced
As a result, the team is looking for someone with Ramos' skill set talent, a driving center back with all the right distribution attributes. It is also looking for a patient player who can adapt to change, cope with it and be the team's cornerstone player in difficult times. Character is extremely important, especially given the inevitable comparisons with Ramos and all that he has achieved.
Figure 5 - Finding the right center back
Low risk, high budget:
The first option is a low-risk, high-budget option, and that's Inter's Skriniar. As Inter are also a club with obvious financial problems, Inter's murky ownership situation also weakens their negotiating position and may have lowered the offer for Skriniar as a result.
Figure 6 - Inter's options
Shkriniar has a different personality to Ramos, he's not as flamboyant and not as entertaining on the pitch, but he has more similarities than one might think.
Figure 7 - Shkreliyaar
Shkreliya is an excellent short- and intermediate-range passer, and while he looks rugged and more of an old-fashioned blocking type of player, he's actually very talented at carrying the ball forward, jumping over pressure, and at times, even in the attacking zone against a hunkered-down backfield opponent.
So while no one will confuse him with Ramos, he does possess Ramos' qualities, including being a key point of attack when attacking from set pieces.
Figure 8- Very good dribbler
He's very physical and although he's only 187 centimeters, he's a very good oppositional defender, and Ramos has that quality, which is
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What the defense has been lacking and what they need, especially on the
European crown
League.
Figure 9 - Good at Opposites
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Only 28 goals were conceded in La Liga last season, only three less than the champions Atletico Madrid. However, 13 of those goals conceded were from set-pieces or penalties, suggesting the need for not only a defensive organizer, but also an improvement in the quality of the defense's skills, and Shkreliar is the kind of player who will provide that.
Figure 10 - Defensive Organization
High risk, high budget, high reward:
The other option is Wolfsburg's Lacroix, a high-risk, high-budget, high-reward option. The rise of Wolfsburg's Lacroix has been sudden and surprising, and he has adapted seamlessly to Germany after arriving from Sochaux in 2020
Bundesliga
of life, despite never having played top-flight soccer before.
Figure 11 - Lacroix
His defensive contribution is very good and at 21 years old he already looks to be one of the best right center backs in Germany.
Figure 12 - The best right center back
On top of that, his long passes are very useful, and while his dribbling isn't as fluid as Ramos has always been, that's simply an aesthetic issue.
Figure 13 - Long passes are useful
He has the ball sense and power to counter and evade high pressure, and like Ramos, he has the mobility and speed to deal with all but the fastest wingers. He's already made one qualitative leap in the league, which suggests he can do it again.
Figure 14 - Maneuverability and speed
In a breakout season that saw him team up with
Bundesliga
Veteran Brooks is paired at center back, which will make his transition easier. Alaba, though, is
La Liga
's newcomers, but common sense dictates that he can provide similar support to ease Lacroix's transition in the same way.
Figure 15 - Alaba provides the same support
Picking up Lacroix is an expensive gamble, but his age is not the same as the
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of many of the new generation of players resembling and perhaps becoming the
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Part of the center for
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Effective for many years.
Figure 16 - Age Advantage
Short-term low risk:
Another short-term, low-risk option, and a more conservative one, is Alderweireld, who, at 32, is past his prime, but in the
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Until the financial situation improves, he'll be a capable backup until they can get back to a time when they make more significant and long-term signings.
Figure 17 - Alderweireld
In addition to this, because
Tottenham Hotspur (city in France)
It's out.
European crown
League One, they need to sell before they can buy and transfer fees are unlikely to be an issue.
There is also the notion that Alderweirell's embodiment is also influenced by the
Tottenham Hotspur (city in France)
Style damage. While he's been surrounded by poor performances, he's still a penetrating, long-distance passer capable of targeting players in the area behind opposing defenses or in space on either side of the ball.
Figure 18 - Great long distance passer
On his own, he is also very talented, as
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As exemplified, while his pace has declined in recent years, partnering him with Alaba was able to offset this, creating a partnership that wasn't perfect, but was able to allow the
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Staying competitive in difficult low-cost times.
Figure 19 - Maintaining Competitiveness
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