Quote from: Alex077 on August 10, 2025, 06:05:51 PM

Quote from: Lidger on August 10, 2025, 05:24:26 PM

Quote from: KingsDen on August 09, 2025, 07:15:12 PM

There will be no much difference between this formation and what Real Madrid will play. The major difference I'm seeing here is the inclusion of Rodrigo. Has Alonso finally decided to be using the star boy instead of selling him?
How about the defence?...

The rumors of Rodrigo leaving the club were very strong, so I thought that maybe this star would leave Real Madrid for another club this season, but now that Rodrigo is getting a chance to play in the main XI of Real Madrid in the format you have created, it is really surprising. How can he get a place in the main XI when the club clearly told him to look for another club. If Rodrigo does not go to another club, he may still have to sit on the side bench...

Tbh, I was 100% sure Rodrigo was packing his bags this summer — the gossip was non-stop, and the club wasn’t exactly defending him in the press. Looked like classic “thanks for your service, now find a new home” vibes.
But football’s all about plot twists, sometimes the “look for another club” line is just the board trying to shake you up. If he’s smashing it in pre-season and actually fits the new formation, the gaffer might just keep him in the XI.
Still, it’s a risky game, one bad run or a new shiny signing, and boom — he’s back warming the bench. But hey, stranger things have happened, could be one of those seasons where a guy dodges the transfer axe and suddenly becomes a key man.

Rodrigo is a doubt because we haven't seen him on the field in the last few games and he has been warming the bench. If the manager considered him important for the team, he would have definitely put him on the field in these few games. Rodrigo was always the favorite when Carlo Ancelotti was there, but after Xabi Alonso took charge of the club, he didn't consider Rodrigo very important, which is why there were rumors early in the transfer market that the club had asked him to find another club. Rodrigo may now be thinking that he should have gone to Barcelona instead of Real Madrid, when he performed well in the Brazilian local leagues, he first received offers from Barcelona, but he was still waiting for Real Madrid to make him an offer because Real Madrid has always been Rodrigo's favorite club and when Real Madrid's offer came to him, he signed with Real Madrid without thinking anything. It is natural for him to feel bad about what the club is doing to Rodrigo now.