The Spanish press has found a new criticism to make of Real Madrid

Already a highly publicized club, Real Madrid has become even more so since the arrival of Kylian Mbappé. Everyone wants to see how Carlo Ancelotti will manage this traffic jam of stars, and every move of the Italian coach and his stars is scrutinized. Lately, the Spanish press has also had a field day with several juicy subjects.

It started with Kylian Mbappé’s mixed first steps in La Liga, then it was the turn of Rodrygo’s emotional states on his social networks (the Brazilian criticized the fact that the press only talked about the BVM before deleting his post), before ending with Ancelotti’s rant after the draw conceded in Mallorca (1-1). A match at the end of which the Transalpine asked his team for better collective and especially defensive involvement. Today, this match continues to be talked about.

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In today’s edition, Brand came back on “the changes of discord”. In short, Ancelotti is being criticised for making the first attacking substitutions too late when Real Madrid were unable to make a difference. Indeed, it was not until the 88th minute that Arda Güler and Brahim Diaz came on. Previously, when the Merengue had won the European Super Cup, Ancelotti only made his changes at the very end of the match (Brahiam Diaz in the 83rd minute and Güler and Ceballos in the 88th minute).

To justify himself, Ancelotti said: “Everyone has their own opinion about my changes, they are small details. Maybe they were late, maybe not”. Of course, there is no fire at the lake, but Brand wants to remind that Ancelotti should not repeat this scenario too often. Because last season, the Merengues substitutes often hit the mark. According to the data published by the Spanish daily, the Madrid second knives scored 37 goals, 17 of which were scored by the understudy Joselu (since left for the Middle East). Finally, Brahim Diaz was a decisive substitute with 10 goals and 6 assists.