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38-year-old Modric will find it difficult to last 90 minutes. And this is why Ancelotti doesn't keep Modric in his starting XI. Modric came on after 60 minutes, and changed Madrid's entire gameplay at the last minute. Also Bellingham and Toni Kross are doing great. Madrid's performance is now very stable thanks to Bellingham's consistent performance. However, Madrid's attacking players, Vini and Rodrygo, are not performing well. I don't know how Madrid will fare if Bellingham's performance deteriorates. Or if Bellingham is injured, Madrid's performance will be erratic. Madrid's overall performance now depends on young Bellingham.
TBH, I will never doubt Modric performance, he is a very reliable player and its just that currently Ancelotti is trying to strengthen his performance so for me its natural that currently this player is rarely touched and relies more on Bellingham and that does not mean Ancelotti not want him anymore but he Real Madrid is still very much needed but for now Ancelotti just wants the best to have very strong first line players and if we talk about the future of Bellingham and Madrid even if problems such as injuries occur one day I am pretty sure Vinic, Rodrygo and Joselu are still capable replacing Bellingham appearance and on the one hand, Madrid is currently busy looking for a reliable striker who will complete Madrid line up. so that when there are problems such as injuries there are still several other reliable players who can replace the role of injured players and I believe that currently Real Madrid is very perfect with the players they currently have.
Modric is a great player no doubt. The way he is still performing at the age of 38 is really admirable. Luka modrich will still be at the top of the list of midfielders in the world. And he has the ability to step on the field at the last moment and change the overall gameplay of the team. This is why Ancelotti is using Luka Modric in the second half.
Real Madrid have signed Bellingham as Luka Modric's replacement. Bellingham is also an excellent midfielder. I would say Ancelotti has found a worthy replacement for Modrich.
Joselu is considered to be the most experienced striker in Madrid's squad. He was third in the list of top scorers in La Liga last season. But maybe Ancelotti doesn't like Joselu. And so despite having such an experienced striker in the squad, Ancelotti does not give him a place in the starting XI. Ancelotti wants to rely on the performances of Vini and Rodrygo.