Where fail Rafa in Madrid?
Where fail Rafa in Madrid?
Madrid does not believe in tears. When moving to the Spanish capital and donning the white team everyone is obliged to give the most of themselves - was whether they are adapted to the new club and his previous experience. He must be the best. And this applies not only to the players to the coaches too.
Rafa Benitez, alas, failed to adapt to the philosophy of Real. His dismissal seems hasty and controversial (especially considering his replacement). It was early for this move? Championat.com decided to completely unravel turbulences "Bernabeu" Based on facts and figures. Of course, all is clear that building a long-term project in Madrid is more difficult than anywhere else.
The numbers do not lie
Carlo Ancelotti changed little when it started work in Madrid. Benitez tried serious restructuring, but even after his dismissal is not clear what exactly was trying to do. But here are a few interesting facts.
1.Real holds the ball 57.1 percent in games and falling behind on this indicator only Barcelona and Celta big surprise. The difference compared to the time of Ancelotti is only 0.9% down. But it is not fatal. Even with Barca this indicator decreased.
2.Real make most strikes in Spain - an average of 20 per game. It is clear that much of the statistics are accumulated from victory 10: 2 over Rayo Vallecano. But Madrid did not manage to destroy your opponents like Barcelona.
3.Real - the best team in Spain accurate passes. There is 1% more than Barca in this indicator, and the best passer in La Liga is their player - Toni Kroos (93%).
And now figures that you will not find anywhere. During the preparation of its Real took 5 passes to score. To be completely accurate 5.13. When Benitez Contras decisive filing became rare.
If we analyze the words of spec for its six months at Real, it is possible to understand what was its purpose. And she was not relying on the speed of Gareth Bale. "The first half against Getafe was one of our best performances of the season", said Rafa in early December.
The style
Real had won 4: 1, easily controlled the ball and embodied the ideas of his coach. The episode with goals from Benzema is very telling. The team made 23 consecutive accurate passes using the whole width of the pitch. There are suspicions that this was meant Benitez. Another episode was successful with 5: 0 over Betis when Benzema scored again after 21 accurate passes. And every act as quickly as possible - one, maximum two touches of the ball. This is the best illustration of ideas Benitez.
Not surprisingly, in many components of the game Real resembled that of Barca. Even in some it was better. But that did not help the citizens of Sofia. They are third in the standings, but if there were several strong teams would be lower. 1: 1 with Atletico, 2: 3 Sevilla 0: 1 Villarreal and lid - 0: 4 Barcelona ... Agree, very sad results. And it is very symbolic that Benitez lost his job after 2: 2 with Valencia on "Mestalla". In this home crowd they had erected a banner reading: "eternal gratitude."
Game of Real was not quite miserable, but there were bad decisions. Mateo Kovacic was launched as an attacking midfielder, provided that Real has Isko and James Rodriguez. And to top Croatian a red card.
Do not miss another important reason - Cristiano Ronaldo. He no longer rages as previous years and the reason is not only a fight with Benitez, which most likely had. The facts are very simple - Portuguese began to age and no longer as effective.
Food for thought
All fans of Real Madrid are now satisfied with the dismissal of Rafa, rejoice appointment of Zidane - a man who played five seasons with the team. But here's some food for thought. Last January Barça lost in San Sebastian and all the media reported violent row between Lionel Messi and Luis Enrique.
The coach was before dismissal became a soap opera, but Barca out of the situation brilliantly - Xavi put an end to the scandals in the locker room and the team won the treble. A year later, the situation in Madrid is similar. But another decision. What will be the outcome remains to be seen.
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