The Real Madrid changed the course past the roadmap with Lucas Vázquez. The Galician ended his contract in June 2021 and the white team had decided that the paths of the player and the club would separate. There was a part of that equation that changed over the months: they had decidedo not renew to the extreme Lucas, a position where the competition is fierce and in which the young people (Rodrygo, Asensio, Brahim, Kubo…) press. But they didn’t have their side version …
Carvajal’s injury and Zidane’s lack of confidence in Odriozola completely changed the picture. The Galician began to adapt to the position of right back until he became indisputable in the most important games of the season. A performance that made Real Madrid change its mind, renewing the youth squad for three more years. Yes indeed, as lateral. Obviously, the resource that he plays winger when necessary is always present, but the idea was and is that most of the minutes I play in defense.
In the same way Ancelotti has understood it, who has given Lucas ownership in ten games and in eight of them he has used him as a right back. It started with doubts, but in recent games it has been toned and against Cádiz and Athletic it has been the replacement of guarantees for a Carvajal who again has physical problems. Against Getafe, with Leganés still on the sidelines, he will start again.
Camp Nou
His most outstanding moment of the season came at the Camp Nou Classic, when he scored the winning goal by taking advantage of a rebound from Marco Asensio’s shot. That was the day he finished convincing Carletto, that in other matches he had bet on Nacho and even Fede Valverde in that demarcation.
Those doubts are a thing of the past, because now the right lane belongs to Lucas when Carvajal is not there. What’s more, Ancelotti does not forget his past as extreme, aware that there will be moments during the course and Champions League qualifiers that require a more defensive profile on the wing to tie up disputed matches.