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Tchouameni will be sidelined for up to two months after suffering a foot fracture in El Clasico’s 2-1 victory against Barcelona. The injury occurred when Tchouameni was playing for Real Madrid.
Given that Eduardo Camavinga is also out, there are still some unanswered issues over who will man the Real Madrid defense in place of the Frenchman while he is away.
According to previous reports, Ancelotti was presented with a number of possibilities to choose from, some of which were Toni Kroos, David Alaba, and even Mario Martin.
As it turns out, the Italian has made up their mind to trust the expertise of the German.
Ancelotti also considered a few other possibilities.
A few days ago, when the players were away fulfilling international commitments, Ancelotti and his coaching team investigated a number of different strategies to address the deficiency in midfield players.
At the time, there were rumors circulating that the Italian may use Kroos and Federico Valverde in a double pivot formation. The fact that Valverde’s return to club responsibilities was delayed, and the Uruguayan just arrived in Spain yesterday was the source of the trouble in this scenario.
Because of this, he will only have two training sessions before the game against Cadiz, and as a result, it is possible that he will not start on Sunday. If that turns out to be the case, Real Madrid supporters could get to see the legendary combo of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric play together again in the middle of the field.
On the other hand, Modric saw a significant amount of action for Croatia when the team was away for the international break. In point of fact, the experienced midfielder only had a five-minute break during the match against Latvia, but he played the whole 90 minutes in the match against Armenia.
Where does one stand with Jude Bellingham?
The fact that Jude Bellingham will be playing for Real Madrid again in their forthcoming match against Cadiz is a positive development. The outstanding player for England participated in all of the practices coming up to the game and worked out with the rest of the team.
Because of an injury to his left shoulder that he sustained during his match against Rayo Vallecano, the summer signing did not take part in any of England’s games that were played during the international break.
As a direct consequence of this, he was unable to play in the matches against Braga and Valencia; however, after a week of working out with the squad, it would seem that the pain has disappeared.
