Fabio Coentrao and the Real Madrid left back position – La Liga special
Real Madrid have a squad of 29 players at the moment and it will swell to thirty provided http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Neymar-c27639 arrives and there are no departures. With the addition of Fabio Coentrao, the team has 9 quality defenders for the backline. Los Galacticos have quality cover
for every position.
Jose Mourinho likes to have a full blooded squad with competition in all places. Coentrao’s move will add depth to the full-back positions in the defensive makeup of the squad.
The defence minded players at Madrid are http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royston-Drenthe-c31824 and Fabio Coentrao. Going through the names of these players show why the team is called Galacticos, and
these are only the defenders.
Carvalho, Pepe, Ramos, Albiol, Arbeloa and Varane all can play in the centre of defence. Ramos, Arbeloa and Albiol can play on the flank as well. Marcelo, Ramos, Arbeloa, Albiol, Drenthe and Coentrao all have the ability to play as full backs.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Ramos-c33096 is the likely starter on the right hand side and is highly favoured by the manager. While on the left hand side, Marcelo has been the first choice. Arbeloa has been used as the stop gap solution in absence of the first choice players, completing
the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 with perfection on many an occasion. Albiol is rarely utilized and Drenthe has been on loan and is out of Mourinho’s plans. He was rumoured to have been part of a player exchange deal with Benfica but nothing came of that.
Coentrao, who favours the left wing, will compete for first team minutes with Marcelo. The Brazilian has improved from his initial displays for Los Blancos and is very good at going forward but his defensive displays have been below par. Jesus Navas exposed
the defensive frailties in the player’s game against Sevilla. It was Barcelona who profited from the players deficiencies as they romped to a 5-0 win against the record time La Liga winners.
Mourinho does not want a repeat of those erratic performances and has been linked with the Portuguese for quite some time now. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Cole-c6809 was reported with a reunion with former manager Jose Mourinho, but the link has cooled off since then and the Spanish
titans have moved for the younger option.
Coentrao will not be the automatic option for the left back position and will start as an understudy to Marcelo. He will follow the pattern of the Brazilian and his introduction into the first team, especially the defence, would be a slow transition.
Coentrao will have to be patient for minutes on the field. Jose Mourinho is well aware of the player’s misfortunes in his loan season at Real Zaragoza, which was a disaster to say the least. Angel di Maria made a superb transition from the Portuguese league
to La Liga and Coentrao will hope for similar fortunes.
His season at Zaragoza instilled patience and composure in him and he has been a refined player ever since. He will have to show that he is a better prospect than Marcelo if he has to stake his claim in the first team. Marcelo has been deputised for by Alvaro
Arbeloa before and Mourinho will not make a compromise on the standards he expect from his compatriot.
Jose Mourinho has signed the left back as he wants to improve his defensive problems and build a squad that can match http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-Quaresma-c31018 was signed by
Mourinho when he was at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 and failed to gain the manager’s trust. The Portuguese had a nightmare spell in Milan, and Coentrao should make sure he does not follow the same path.
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