DBasia.news – Real Madrid’s fast pace in the 2021-2022 season is accompanied by irony regarding the lack of opportunities to play a number of stars.s Isco being one of them.
The decision by Madrid’s top brass to appoint Carlo Ancelotti as Zinedine Zidane’s successor last summer proved to be telling. The tactician was able to maximize the potential of the Los Blancos squad despite minimal spending on players.
Madrid now leads the LaLiga standings comfortably. The Spanish capital team are six points clear of their closest rivals, Sevilla.
Madrid also managed to qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League. In the round of 16, they will face Paris Saint-Germain.
Unfortunately, not all Madrid players are happy with this condition. Isco, whose quality has been tested, seems not to be included in Ancelotti’s plans.
Isco has only appeared once in Madrid’s last eight games in LaLiga. This has led to rumors related to the poor relationship between the 29-year-old player and Ancelotti.
Ancelotti firmly denied the rumors. His decision to reserve Isco was purely for technical reasons.
“He (Isco) is a complicated theme. He just hasn’t had the chance to show what he has because the team has shown a lot without him,” Ancelotti said at a press conference ahead of the match against Athletic Bilbao.
“On a professional level we never clashed and I’m not angry with him. He has accepted that the team has done well but he is training well and waiting for his chance.”
Isco is not the only player that Ancelotti has ruled out. Names like Marcelo, Nacho, to Eduardo Camavinga also feel the same way.
However, Ancelotti had no other choice. Rows of core players such as Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior, Luka Modric, to David Alaba have proven to appear consistent to provide maximum results in every match.
Isco himself is rumored to be leaving Madrid in the winter transfer market, next January. Newcastle United is rumored to be one of the most serious to get him.