That's your version? Tell me, for you, Benzema remains out of the first team?
That's my version of last year classico not next year team
Maybe on paper or a pre-match Spanish TV formation introductions. We couldn't play 4-2-3-1 as Ronaldo was running down the middle and the left flank much more than you'd expect him to and he had to swap positions with someone so that someone couldn't be Marcelo. Also Lass was given the same role of being an RCM with more offensive tasks than Alonso.
Same thing with April El Clasico, 4-3-3 with (from the right) Gago-Xabi-Marcelo and CR-Higuain-VdV where CR and the Dutch are slightly behind Gonzalo with different tasks to fulfil.
My version:
-----------------Defense---------------------
--------Lass----Xabi-------Marcelo---------
CR-------Higuain-------Kaka
You could also visualise it 4-3-2-1, but 4-3-3 makes much more sense. This season it is likely to change to 4-2-3-1, but if so then we need a box-to-box mid with good defensive skills to avoid having a gap between DMs and AMs which is why Khedira is coming (that gap was a reason why we got overwhelmed in midfield in El Clasicos).
I beg to differ
that was the pre-match preview of all Spanish press , Manuel changed his formation several times , started with 4-2-2-2 dropped it after the defeats in the CL and Copa picked 4-2-3-1 through out the period of the first classico till early January when he switched to 4-3-3
the 4-3-3 barely makes sense when you have Marcelo playing as a Left winger most of the time , i had a graphic display even from Marca but sadly the old clasico threads were deleted
the fact is Kaka sucked ass when he played in the 4-3-3 so hard it was a blessing when he was out and VDV played instead as he connected the forward line with the midfield .
there is reason why the Spanish Real Madrid forum and fans opinion wanted Kaka out of the team
