Zidane locks

The attacks shine, but it is the defenses that give the titles. That axiom, traditional in the NBA and American football, can be applied to Real Madrid and this League. Zidane is putting the tie to the championship based on having the most effective defensive system. That Madrid that almost looked passively at the goals conceded because it thought to win by crushing is a thing of the past. A fact says it all: this Real Madrid 2019-20 leaves his goal at zero in half the days he plays. Of the thirty-two disputed, he left the rival unmarked at sixteen. Latch.

A system based on a defensive diamond. Courtois, ahead Ramos and Varane, and ahead of those three, the supreme stopper, Casemiro. To this are added laterals in a great state of shape like Carvajal (He avoided a scare at the RCDE Stadium by scoring a goal for Darder) and Mendy. What of Case can be seen statistically. It is the one that combines the most innings (89) and head clearances (32) in the entire League. A Brazilian pediment.

Zidane has made it clear that this Coronavirus League, as Ramos defined it, is like playing a World Cup. A lot of game in a few days and build, above all, from not giving anything back. The campus has paid full attention to it. In none of the five days played after the break did the white team start losing. Eibar could only score when Madrid already won 3-0 and Real got into the game when Madrid's advantage was 0-2.

The immediate beneficiary is Courtois

An improvement that transpires in Madrid placing a candidate for the Zamora Trophy. That is Courtois. Madrid is moving in the figures of that of 1987-88 in which Paco Buyo ended up winning the trophy. The bid is now settled between the Belgian and Jan Oblak. It is close. The Real Madrid player has conceded 18 goals in 28 games (0.64 per game) and the Atletico goalkeeper 22 goals in 31 games (0.71). More reasons to double protection to Thibaut.