Asensio, the new Di María

Marco Asensio, at 25, faces a crucial season for his future at Real Madrid. He has two years left on his contract and the time has come for him to definitely prop up the conditions that made him look like a crack, that he even fought for the Ballon d'Or, or settle in that area where players rest with the nickname of 'eternal promise' . The Spaniard already showed his anger in the semifinals of the Tokyo Games with the goal against Japan that allowed us to play the Olympic final and now he will have to show Ancelotti that he is more than just a handsome player with great technical details. The Italian wants much more from him, although he did not get to have him in his first stage as a Madrid coach. The club signed him from Mallorca just the summer that Carletto was dismissed, although Madrid left him that course (2015-16) on loan to Mallorca.

Well, as you may have known ACE, Ancelotti will use him during the season not only in the bands (on the right with a changed leg, as the Balearic is accustomed to, or in his natural band on the left), but he is also going to use him as a midfielder in that line of three that Carlo likes to empower. Obviously there are untouchables Casemiro, Kroos and Modric, with the entry of Valverde as the first alternative to that Holy Trinity of the medullary. But since the season is long and the casualties are pressing, More than a day we will see Asensio in that position, entering through either of the two profiles. Let's not forget that Bale, Rodrygo and Lucas Vázquez are already in Asensio's usual position, so in that position there are overbooking.

This same Sunday, his first test with Asensio could come against Levante, since Kroos and Modric are out due to injury, although Ancelotti also has the option of Isco, who played a lot in the preseason although later he faded against Alavés with only three minutes of play.

The Asensio thing would not be the first time that Ancelotti does it. It already happened with Di María, whom he relocated in the center of the field to be able to fit Bale with Benzema and Cristiano in the famous BBC. In fact, the Argentine was key in the conquest of the Decima playing in that position, along with Xabi Alonso and Modric. The tactical success with the reconversion of Di María could be reissued with Asensio this season. Now it is the Mallorcan who must show the same enthusiasm that 'El Fideo' exhibited in those years to be able to enter the eleven at once, showing off that talent that for two years we have only seen with a dropper.