Arnold should transform into a midfield metronome at Real Madrid, Carvajal s best successor is Valverde

Arnold

Real Madrid this season inevitably ushered in an ending of nothing. Real Madrid, who was still the double champion of the Champions League and La Liga last season, failed so thoroughly this season because of the retirement of midfield commander Kroos and the continuous injury. Cross is Real Madrid's most important midfield metronome in the past decade. He can not only control the rhythm, but also point out the direction for the offense. However, his retirement directly led to Real Madrid's midfield losing control and backbone, and losing its technology and direction of progress. Because Valverde, Bellingham, Kamavenga and others are only engineer-type midfielders, no one can replace Cross's role. However, as the season approaches the end and the summer transfer window is about to open, Real Madrid is moving rapidly, not only confirming Ancelotti's departure and Alonso's acquisition, but also introducing Arnold, a versatile star, for free, and signing Wyson, the best among the new generation of central defenders. Among them, Arnold's ability became Real Madrid's new midfield metronome and source of creativity. If Real Madrid fixed Arnold in the midfield, then Valverde could concentrate on playing as the right back. After all, Carvajal is getting older and has been seriously injured, so it is impossible for him to return to his peak state. Although Arnold is the main position of right-back, he is more suitable to appear in the midfield position based on his technical characteristics. Arnold's most outstanding ability is his accurate pass, broad vision and extremely creative. His long passes and straight passes are comparable to those of top midfielders, so he can control the ball more freely when he is closer to the middle and directly threaten the opponent's defense. If Arnold is at the right back position, he often needs to retreat to catch the ball first, rather than launching a direct attack in the core area of ​​the midfield. More importantly, Arnold's one-on-one defense ability is relatively weak and his speed is not very fast, so he is easily broken by the speed winger and unable to catch up after being broken by the speed winger in the right back position. If in the midfield, defense relies more on sense of position and interception than purely back-chasing speed. Moreover, midfielders in modern football such as Cross and Jorginho are not good at defense, but rely on teamwork. Therefore, Arnold's midfielder in Real Madrid can be paired with defensive midfielders such as Chu Ameni or Camavenga to reduce the risk of direct exposure. Therefore, if Real Madrid fixes Arnold in the midfield position, it can not only better cover up his defensive weaknesses, but also amplify his contribution to organizing offense. In fact, Real Madrid does not need Valverde and Bellingham to be on the court at the same time. If they play midfield at the same time, the team's creativity will be greatly reduced. Perhaps Arnold's arrival can solve this problem well and become Real Madrid's new metronome.

Valverde

If Arnold plays midfielder, then Valverde will lose his position. However, judging from Valverde's technical characteristics, he is more suitable to play as a right back, and he himself once said that he likes playing as a right back more and more. Valverde not only has strong defensive and confrontational ability, but also can complete a dribbling breakthrough with his outstanding running ability. His long pass transfer and straight pass can also tear the opponent's defense. Although Valverde is a midfielder, his lack of creativity in the midfield position is the biggest weakness. So, directly fixing Valverde in the right-back position, he is completely possible to become Real Madrid's next "Cavajal". Moreover, Valverde, 26, can ensure that Real Madrid's right-back position is at least 5 years of worry-free.

Can Alonso open up an era in Real Madrid?

Next season, Alonso can fully adopt a 442 midfield diamond position in Real Madrid. The goalkeeper remains a solid Courtois, left-back Real Madrid may introduce Benfica's young Spanish player Alvaro Fernandez Carreras, centre-back Rudiger is partnering with another young Spanish player to be signed by Wyson, and Valverde transforms into right-back. Defensive midfielder Chu Améni, Bellingham and Arnold serve as left and right central defenders, Guillail plays as front midfielder (I fully believe that Guillail can make greater progress and better performance under Alonso), and Mbappe and Rodrigo partner on the front line. Even if Mendy, Alaba, Vallejo and Vasquez all left Real Madrid, Lunin, Fran Garcia, Militon, Raul Asensio, Carvajal, Camavenga, Sebalus, Modric, Brahim Dias, Enderick and others are still available on the bench. With such a lineup, coupled with the young coach Alonso, Real Madrid will be able to make a comeback next season and create a dynasty belonging to the Galaxy Battleship again.