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#3 Madrid's problems are solvable
It is not as though whatever the Frenchman is trying is being put into rut. In fact, if the APOEL game is anything to go by, the opposite is true. After succeeding with a narrow 4-3-1-2 system by the end of last season with Isco in the middle behind the strikers, Zidane seems to have developed a liking for the formation and the Spaniard in particular.
Isco’s abilities as a footballer, too, forced Zidane to consider changing the entire formation to get the best out of his most skilled attacking midfielder. However, teams seemed to have found out the formation and Madrid have been struggling ever since.
Against APOEL last night, the Frenchman ditched the 4-3-1-2 in favour of a 4-4-2 shifting to 4-3-3 in attack – and it instantly rejuvenated the entire team. Lucas Vasquez seemed like a completely different player – the one we saw in 2015-16 – and was toying with the APOEL players with his mazy dribbling.
Asensio, meanwhile, formed a great partnership with Modric and Kroos in the middle of the park. And the forwards? They scored 4 goals combined.
So you see, Madrid can yet go on to win something this season, it is just that Zidane must adapt to the opponent rather than playing his way through the season with a 4-3-1-2.
