See how the Copa final goes...I wouldn't be averse to seeing Masch, Sergi, Xavi in midfield and then Messi, Pedro, Iniesta up top in the first leg of the CL if Villa continues this form.
I think the turnover of managers definitely doesn't help Madrid youngsters. Constant changing of ideas/how they rate the players, etc.
If there was more stability then Madrid could definitely have five or six players (even if they're only back ups) in their squad.
I guess also youth players'...
They knew when to pass, when to keep it simple and when to try something more extravagant from the very beginning. Thiago (as good as he is) doesn't seem to, yet.
There is no genuinely viable alternative to Alves being the best right-back in the world. Certainly not Maicon, not any more :lol: And even he was only better than Alves for a time (the second half of last season). Alves has been solidly the best RB in the world since he rose to prominence at...