Real Madrid coach summons 3 players from the youth academy to compensate for the defensive deficiency
The Real Madrid team is facing one of the most sensitive periods of the season due to the defensive deficiency, as the last blow to the royal team’s defense was the injury to the team’s defender Eder Militao in the knee in Celta Vigo’s final match in the league last Sunday, making him absent from the team for a period of up to 4 months.
The Spanish newspaper (Marca) reported today that the team’s technical staff is seeking to compensate for the defensive deficiency by looking into the club’s youth academy, “La Fabrica”. Indeed, coach Xabi Alonso summoned 3 young players: Victor Valdepeñas, Juan Martinez, and Jorge Cestero.
She explained that Valdepeñas is 19 years old and is distinguished by his tactical awareness and ability to adapt to playing in the positions of center back and left back. He is also characterized by his physical structure, defensive awareness, and continuous improvement. The second defender is Juan Martinez, who occupies the position of center back. He is distinguished by his strength in high balls, and is good at distributing the ball. In addition to his great height and prowess in the air, Juan is distinguished by his defensive personality, his ability to read the game, and his maturity.
As for the third player, Jorge Cestero, who is a defensive midfielder, he joined the Real Madrid Academy in 2019, coming from Real Zaragoza, and progressed through all youth levels until he made his debut with the reserve team under the leadership of Arbeloa.
Cestero is distinguished by his ability to confidently perform the role of a pivotal midfielder, as he combines physical strength, keen vision, tactical awareness and calmness in controlling the tempo of the match. His coach Arbeloa also described him as “the best number 6 player in Spain currently,” which confirms the club’s absolute confidence in his development.
Real Madrid will play against Manchester City tomorrow, Wednesday, in Competitions of the sixth round of the league stage in the Champions League, at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
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