MADRID, 31 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Madrid achieved victory last Saturday against Las Palmas with a comeback that was sealed thanks to a goal from Aurelien Tchouameni after a corner kicked by Toni Kroos, a goal that marked the ninth time that Carlo Ancelotti's team had scored a goal. rival through a set piece, a vital aspect this campaign.
The Madrid team has seen how at the start of 2024 many of the goals that ended up tipping the game in their favor have come through this type of play, a facet in which they have improved this season and to which the Italian coach gives All credit to the rest of his staff, headed by his son Davide. In total, the merengue team has scored 9 goals in this way, only six less than in all of last season and in 29 fewer games.
A performance in strategic actions that has allowed Ancelotti's men to continue maintaining the pace of Girona in LaLiga EA Sports. In three of Real Madrid's last four league victories, the whites have scored the winning goal through a corner kick. Corner taken perfectly by Kroos and Modric that found the heads of Lucas Vázquez, Antonio Rüdiger and Tchouameni and ended up with the ball in the back of the net.
In LaLiga EA Sports, Athletic Club (Bellingham), Celta (Bellingham), Girona (Tchouameni), Villarreal (Rodrygo), Mallorca (Rüdiger), Alavés (Lucas Vázquez) and Las Palmas (Tchouameni) have suffered the Madrid power in the actions from a corner, seven goals that in four of those games (Celta, Mallorca, Alavés and Las Palmas) meant the three points. In addition, we must add the draw achieved by Dani Carvajal against Sevilla after a cross from a lateral foul by Toni Kroos, which is why they were worth nine more points.
In fact, the eight goals scored in this way by Real Madrid in the 22 rounds of the League that have been played is the highest record by a team in the competition this season. A number that contrasts with those achieved by teams such as Atlético de Madrid (1), a former specialist in this facet of the game and key to its 2014 title, or Girona (5).
A resource that Ancelotti's team also displayed in their first title of the season, the Spanish Super Cup. Once again, in Saudi Arabia, the whites equaled Mario Hermoso's initial goal in the semi-final against Atlético de Madrid, with a goal from Rüdiger after a perfect cross from Luka Modric from the corner.
DIRECT FOULS, THE CROSS
And one of the great progress of the Madrid team in set-piece actions has been the improvement in the effectiveness of the shot. If last season he needed 17.4 expected goals to score 16 goals, in this season, the balance between goals achieved and expected is practically the same. Among all competitions, Real Madrid has scored 10 goals out of the 10.5 that, according to advanced statistics from 'Driblab', it has generated.
Some outstanding numbers achieved thanks to the slate of the coaching staff and the great individual specialists that Real Madrid has. As for the throwers, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric are two of the best throwers in LaLiga EA Sports. Furthermore, finishing efficiency has improved significantly this season thanks to players like Rüdiger or Tchouameni who are very good at the top.
The only but that can be given to the white club is that of direct free kicks. Across all competitions, Ancelotti's men have attempted 21 free kicks and none of them ended in a goal. A figure far removed from the three goals from direct free kicks scored by Real Madrid in the last League.