Luka jovic has no cure. The Serbian forward started and left very worrying feelings in the first pre-season friendly against him Rangers after returning from his assignment in the Eintracht, where he played the second part of last season by not having a leading role with Zinedine Zidane.
The set of Carlo Ancelotti, with only 9 first-team players available, they were beaten 2-1 by a much more rolling team that beat them from start to finish in Ibrox Park. Although the result is the least in a friendly preparation, Madrid showed signs of being a team still in its infancy and it was barely possible to see what the Italian coach's intention is regarding the game system.
No white player shone except for the occasional spark of Rodrygo Goes or from the youth squad Miguel Gutierrez, whose entry into the second half greatly improved the team. But if a footballer was out of tune, it was Luka jovic. The Balkan acted as a center forward in an attack line formed by Rodrygo Y Lucas Vazquez.
Beyond his mistake with the ball or in making decisions, the most worrying thing was the attitude he showed on the pitch. He barely offered himself to his companions to relieve the suffocating pressure of the Rangers, did not press the ball out of the Scottish defense and was very shy in air disputes with his rivals. In attack he did not have any weight, did not take any shots and only stepped on the area on a few occasions.
His lousy performance and attitude forced Ancelotti to move token in the break. The Italian coach decided to seat the Serbian to enter Arribas and place Rodrygo of nine. The Madrid appreciated the changes and curdled his best minutes in the resumption.
The second and last pre-season friendly match of the Madrid before starting the official season it will take place next Sunday against the Milan in Austria. If the panorama does not change, Luka
Jovic will remain the only pure 9 available to Ancelotti since Mariano is still on the sidelines of the group due to annoyances and that Karim Benzema continues to leave due to coronavirus.
The Serbian will have before him a second chance to amend his bad attitude and earn the right to be of the game at the premiere of Madrid in LaLiga against him Alaves in Mendizorroza next Saturday, August 14.