yesBeing a substitute is always a delicate condition for a footballer, but there are nuances. It is not the same to be in the Sevillethe team in the League that uses its non-regulars the most, than in the Real Madridthe second least does. Lopetegui and Ancelottithe technicians of the two great candidates for the title, represent opposite extremes in the management of their templates.
Alone slay (Osasuna) employs his substitutes less than the Italian coach, who has only given them 1,785 minutes, 7.21% of the possible. The percentage rises to 11.18% in the case of the coach Seville, the one that pulls the most resources in the Spanish championship. What’s more, Cadiz, Atletico and Granada overcome the barrier of 10%.
You don’t have to go back very far in time to transfer the data to fact. Last Saturday, before the Alavesthe participation of Madrid substitutes was residual. Ceballos He had eight minutes hazard five and Luke and Marcelo of just four. That is to say, all of them went out to the field after the 80th minute, in which Vinicius scored the second goal of the night for Madrid, the goal that definitively put the victory on track and the conquest of the three points.
At this point in the season, it is clear that Ancelotti It has a well-defined block and no surprises are expected in this regard for the remainder of the season. The cut is marked by Nacho Fernández, who is close to 900 minutes of play spread over 17 games. Ahead of the youth squad is the hard core by Ancelotti, a group made up of 13 players who exceed 1,000 minutes. of the plenary Courtois (2,250 in 25 games played) at 1,031 minutes of Carvajal (due to injuries), Ancelotti’s Praetorians include Militao, Alaba, Vinicius, Casemiro, Benzema, Kroos, Modric, Mendy, Asensio, Valverde and Lucas.
In total, 14 footballers are part of this group, of which the rest are far away. Rodrygo and hazard are the ones that come closest (they do not reach 700 minutes), with Camavinga on the border of the 500 and the rest already far behind in a list that closes Vallejowith only seven minutes of play at 21-22.
