Five reasons Real Madrid is struggling
Solutions
Ramos was hardly concise when asked if Lopetegui should be sacked, claiming that “the players don’t make those decisions.”
The former national team coach seems to be firmly up against it in the Spanish capital and he needs to turn it around quickly. Although there are a few things he can’t control, namely the injuries to his squad, he can solve this goalscoring crisis despite injuries.
What should be top of Lopetegui’s list when he returns to the drawing board on Monday is making this side deadly from the dead ball again. This team draws too many fouls and has too many set piece experts to waste them like they have done so far.
Lopetegui needs to refresh the strategy from dead ball situations and start assigning specific players to free kicks, especially for ones in goalscoring range (sorry Sergio, but scoring in training doesn’t count).
It might also be worth Lopetegui’s time to shake up his starting eleven. Mariano looked bright when he got the ball and given a start and consistent service, might threaten defences more than Benzema has done recently.
As good of a defender as Nacho is, he leaves a lot to be desired in the attacking department and against deep sitting defenses such as Alavés, it would be wiser to choose a more potent fullback. Though we haven’t seen much of him, Sergio Reguillion looks like he could provide a bit more bite in attack than Nacho can and deserves a proper chance against Levante.
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Every coach who ever tried to impose a playing style has faced resistance, speed bumps, and even crisis along the way; just look at Pep Guardiola’s first season at Manchester City.
It is important that we as fans understand that imposing a play style isn’t a straight ascending line; form and progress can fluctuate due to various factors.
We can’t forget the positives we saw in this side at the start of the season and although Real Madrid’s current form is unacceptable, four games is not enough to draw conclusions on the new manager.