Marca: Xavi Alonso needs to find the right position for Camavenga

July 21, "Marca" published an article saying that Real Madrid coach Xavi Alonso needs to find a suitable position for Camavenga in the team.

The article in Marca wrote:

With Modric leaving the team, coupled with Kroos' previous farewell, Real Madrid must find an alternative in the midfield. During the Club World Cup, Alonso has given some directions to try: for example, letting Guillail retreat and assisting the team in the offense; or allowing Bellingham to appear more in the "No. 10" area. In addition, in some of the Club World Cup events, Valverde also participated more in the midfield organization work. Not to mention Joan Améney, he has shown a dual ability to be competent as a central defender and as a midfield position.

But there is still a "puzzle" that has not yet been in place, that is Kamavenga. Due to injuries, Camavenga has not yet made his debut under Alonso, so he is still unknown to Alonso. It will not officially join this new system until the start of La Liga next season. On the other hand, Xavi is also responsible for the task of "retrieving the best form of Camavenga". Camavenga has shown some lack of confidence during Ancelotti's coaching last season. For Real Madrid, Camavenga was and is still one of the core candidates of the "new and old alternative plan". This plan has been launched when Casemiro left the team, and now it has completely entered a critical stage with Modric's departure. As of now, Kamavenga's performance has always had highlights and shortcomings, and the latter is more prominent due to injuries last season. Camavenga missed the league start of last season due to a knee injury and has almost never returned to his best form since then. He later suffered two more muscle injuries and finally said goodbye to the entire season in April due to a completely ruptured left adductal tendon.

A question facing Real Madrid now is: Which position does Camavenga suit in Alonso's tactical concept? The French player has always been regarded as a midfielder, but judging from the performance of the Club World Cup, the position seems to be occupied by Joan Améni (a situation that has existed since Ancelotti's time, and Modric's departure has given the competitive space in the front of the midfield). As for the left-back position, with the addition of A Fee, plus Fran Garcia and Mendy (the club has not yet determined the future of the latter two), the staffing of this position has been very sufficient.

Last season, Ancelotti tried to let Camavenga play the role of Cross in Real Madrid, but this responsibility was eventually borne by Valverde or Modric many times. At the same time, Sebaslos improved in form last season, and Camavenga performed lower than expected due to injury. Now Sebaslos hopes to convince Alonso to recognize himself. Kamavenga, who is about to start his fifth season of Real Madrid career, has actually been eager to become an indispensable member of the team since joining, but this goal has not been achieved yet.