When extremes meet, things usually happen. The set piece, which gives so much to Madrid and takes away from Huesca, came to the aid of Zidane’s team on another dispersed afternoon at least. The paralysis in the defensive chapter touched both groups and composed a round trip script and sometimes in pairs. Faced with the general abandonment in the retreat and the irresponsibility in the surveillance, a Madrid that put at least effort and a more avant-garde intention became the winner of the victory. With Kroos and Modric again at the forefront of the plot he was able to circumvent the Huesca crowd in the center lane and transfer the ball to the sides and to the free intervals between center and back. Vinicius faced more or less luck – three good dribbles – and added depth. And Asensio moved with confidence and strengthened his growth by regaining the verticality that one day he seemed to have lost. The Spaniard helped open pass lines from the inside and generate uneasiness in the local back for not knowing what to expect with him. Only Odriozola let an opportunity to vindicate pass in Madrid, unable to appear in attack and to sustain the agility of Javi Galán.
Huesca never had the appearance of a bottom player because of the way they played. Yes for suffering the end of always. He did not settle for the draw and edged the victory of having been more successful, but there is no game that does not shoot himself in the foot for his defensive disaster. He never held Kroos and Modric, fireproof and the player who most propelled the white victory for his continuous unmarking in depth. The softness of Huesca —15 white shots within its area— contributed to seeing a sharper Madrid with the ball, unassisted in the final meters by the inefficiency of Benzema, immersed in one of those days. Madrid had to be saved due to its superiority in the strategy to solve a new mess in which it was involved. Nobody can demand anything more from you now, although it sounds difficult to hear for your interests.
Attraction and emptiness
Ball exit from Huesca where Mendy overcomes Maffeo (side against lane) and Kroos does not have time to follow Mikel Rico’s movement into free space. The Madrid block becomes even more unbalanced after Nacho’s departure from the inexplicable zone.