3. Define a particular style of play:
Madrid do not have a particular style of play. A new manager brings his style. Mourinho played a counter attacking game with Ozil and Di Maria usually the final suppliers; Ancelotti was more attack-minded and possession-based; Benitez is a defence-first, zonal-marking coach.
Barcelona players are trained to play in a particular style. You play the tiki-taka and have to press when you are not with the ball. The players bought are brought in for specific reasons; tactical and based on the coach’s instructions.
In Madrid, its more about what the players can bring in terms of shirt sales. Coaches are not consulted and as is known, having too many egos in a dressing room kills the morale. Pep Guardiola knew it with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and moved him on.
The player power in the dressing room can be too much for a coach to handle. If Madrid can define a style like Barcelona have done then maybe they can upstage their eternal enemies.
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