veryfatchocobo
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I'm basing these off of a couple preseason games since US TV had these games..... Honestly, I thought you guys have been playing great in the preseason and already looking better than Mourinho's Real Madrid. During the Calderon era and even up to the Mourinho days, you guys looked so hurried on the ball, as if you guys had to move the ball as fast as possible with no time on the ball. Now, you look much better I think..... Actually making good passes, and your midfield seems to have time on the ball now, etc. Then again, you're not playing La Liga sides, where they don't give teams time on the ball except Barcelona (hhehhehe). Ronaldo has definitely found his confidence again. Last year, he was just a great player, but in the friendlies, he was almost unplayable I thought in contrast to Messi's preseason.... Also, Sergio Ramos seems like he can lone the whole backline at times. It'll be interesting to see if Ancelotti will play Casillas again, but I think Diego Lopez seems to be more convincing than Casillas right now.
I think the new players that will stand out are Casemiro, Isco, and to an extent, Morata. Casemiro seems to make the correct decisions every time on and off the ball, and he doesn't lose the ball. Casemiro really has everything I think, and you'll definitely see him starting games under Ancelotti. Morata's missing some obvious scoring chances, but he's fast on his feet, has a great first touch, and runs to good spaces, something which I feel Benzema lacks (hence I think he's overrated). Isco's going to be your version of Kagawa this season. Both are super silky on the ball... he's obviously obviously smart too, but he won't impose his game as much as his skills allows him to, just like Kagawa. Though I think Isco will do better than Kagawa regardless for some odd reason.
I think the new players that will stand out are Casemiro, Isco, and to an extent, Morata. Casemiro seems to make the correct decisions every time on and off the ball, and he doesn't lose the ball. Casemiro really has everything I think, and you'll definitely see him starting games under Ancelotti. Morata's missing some obvious scoring chances, but he's fast on his feet, has a great first touch, and runs to good spaces, something which I feel Benzema lacks (hence I think he's overrated). Isco's going to be your version of Kagawa this season. Both are super silky on the ball... he's obviously obviously smart too, but he won't impose his game as much as his skills allows him to, just like Kagawa. Though I think Isco will do better than Kagawa regardless for some odd reason.
