In Real Madrid's new post-holiday engagement against Manchester City, there are several players who have before them the opportunity to knock on the table. One of them is Isco. The Malaga player, who has already played -and scored- in the first leg (1-2) is usually Zidane's surprise in the schemes for great duels and, furthermore, he does not disappoint.
It is, along with Modric and Kroos, who has the best criteria of the staff when it comes to moving the ball and, when it is plugged in, the team notices it. And, in contrast, that is one of its defects: irregularity.
The 22 needs greater consistency in terms of the game and does not live on the highlights that, of course, it causes like few others but that always leave the fan wanting to see more of a player who has always shown himself to be of good quality but in doses a both insufficient. Despite everything, before the end of LaLiga he already wanted to present his candidacy and, against Leganés, he was the best of the match with two assists
Isco, here scoring a goal for Osasuna, is an option against City
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Of course, the white scheme, when he is there, needs to play with four diamond-shaped midfielders and two forwards, something that collides with the possibility that Zidane bets on the trident Hazard-Benzema-Asensio.
On the one hand, with Isco on the field, Zidane would have more control in the middle before the predictable trio that Guardiola (De Bruyne, Rodrigo, Gundogan) presents, but, on the contrary, he would lose offensive power by reducing his attack strength in a match in which a comeback based on goals is necessary.
Showcase before Guardiola
Despite all this, and from now on, the man from Malaga is working so that City's can be one of those great nights. Above all, with the incentive that he can play in front of Guardiola with whom he has always been related due to the similarity between styles of soccer. Also Manchester City itself on several occasions has entered the pools for Isco but this, even without the full support of the stands, has continued in the ranks of the white team.
Thus, the one from Arroyo de la Miel has before him another opportunity to shine with his own light. Something that, if achieved, can give Real Madrid more ballots to pass the tie and present themselves in Lisbon as a serious candidate to lift another Champions.