Last season, one of the only clearings in Real Madrid will have been Raul Asencio. Taking advantage of the many injuries of David Alaba and Eder Militão, the young Spanish defender made his way in the Madrid defense until he holds under the orders of Carlo Ancelotti. A formidable accomplishment for a player who was not necessarily cut to reach these spheres when he started. But as often in football, the first season at the very high level is not the most difficult.
Indeed, the hardest part is often to confirm during its second season. And after a first successful cuvée with the Merengues, the central defender is making the start of the second calamitous second year. Aligned in a hinge alongside Dean Huijsen, the 22 -year -old is in great difficulty during the Club World Cup. While his new teammate shines alongside him, Asencio illustrated himself negatively during the first two games in the United States.
Courtois seriously reframe
Faced with Al-Hilal, the number 35 of the Merengues was one of the great faults of the draw against Al-Hilal by conceding a penalty in the first period. A huge disappointment for the interested party who was released in the 46th minute of play. However, Xabi Alonso renewed his confidence in the young Spanish defender who was still calamitous this Sunday evening against Pachuca. Speed up by the veteran Salomon Rondon, the native of Las Palmas was guilty of a avoidable fault which earned him a logical red card from the 7th minute of play. A new error which caused the ire of the Spanish media.
Criticized in all the columns of Iberian media, Asencio was also vilified by his own teammate, Thibaut Courtois: “This makes two games and twice the same mistake. These are perhaps very light mistakes, but you have to be a little more intelligent. You can't make this kind of mistakes. But hey, he knows, and that's great. We're going to fight for him, to win without him. And when he returns, we will continue to win.»A warning message for Raul Asencio which is clearly on the hot seat with an Xabi Alonso who will surely not be very patient with him and who will soon benefit from the return of Antonio Rüdiger who should quickly become holder given the blunders of his young teammate.
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