Quote from: tiCeR on Today at 11:00:28 AM

Quote from: rangga28 on Today at 10:38:10 AM

Even though there was no pure striker after Benzema's death, Ancelotti did not encounter any significant obstacles. Joselu doesn't have the character of other strong strikers, but he really helps the team and has proven it several times. I think that next season there will not be many changes in Real Madrid's attack line because Mbappe's arrival has also added quite a frightening strength and the wing striker position will still belong to Mbappe and Vinicius, and Belingham will still be used as a false nine player.

Benzema's death? What the ...?

Ancelotti did not encounter any significant obstacles, but I am sure that he didn't anticipate it would work out the way it did with Bellingham. At the same time he knew that this is not a solution for the long run. Hence, he decided to give it one season, make the best out of the team that he has and then bring in Mbappe. I believe that there was some agreement last season already. Otherwise they would have probably taken action and brought in some other striker in addition to Joselu. This way they took the risk with Joselu and gave it one more year until finally they have their desired center forward.

I believe we will see Mbappe play a center forward position quite often. Although it is very likely that he has a lot of freedom in the front line and he is allowed to play highly variably. Change positions, sides and so on. I am not sure whether Ancelotti believes that false 9 is Bellingham's best position. He did it well, but that doesn't mean it is his best position and it is not very likely that he will score 20 goals again. I think in a position that is a little bit more defensive, Bellingham can be even stronger and still has his impact on the entire pitch and team.

Yes, I thought Real Madrid would be unstable without Benzema. But everything went smoothly, even doing well last season when they won both La Liga and the Champions League. The biggest credit belongs to coach Ancelotti, he managed the team well with potential young players. Real Madrid is too good for the money spent to get Joselu.
The most notable is player Bellingham, he has integrated into the team quickly, being used as a flexible virtual number 9 player. But next season I don't think Bellingham will continue to play that role. Of course, Mbappé will be the real number 9. And Bellingham is the next midfielder to wear the number 5 shirt at Madrid. Just like the legendary Zinedine Zidane showed before.