Recently, Ass talked about Valverde's wonderful performance as the right-back against Villarreal. They said this once again proves that even if this is not his ideal position, he can complete the task with his own commitment and hard work.
The storm began with a press conference at the Central Stadium in Almaty and finally subsided in the stands at the Bernabeu Stadium. As the game was coming to an end, the audience shouted the name "Falcon". Valverde appears as the captain and is ready to follow the coach's arrangements at any time. After the game, Alonso praised him: "He is always willing to play in any position where he needs him, and performs well on both offense and defense. He is very generous to the team."
Since neither Carvajal nor Arnold could play, the match against Almaty Kerat was temporarily replaced by Raul Asensio, and against Villarreal was Valverde. Although this is not his natural position, nor the position he learned during his growth, it turns out that he can do it.
Although he doesn't like it himself, he does perform very well, and Alonso stressed: "We all saw his performance and he played a great game." He is the third active player in Real Madrid, with a total of 91 touches.
He is one of the most crossed players (4 times, the same as Vinicius), and he also contributed the most steals (6 times) along with Joan Améni and Vinicius. No one has more interceptions than him (4 times, 3 of which were successful), and two of the four passes Real Madrid intercepted were from Joan Améni and the other two from Valverde.
In addition to his efforts on the defensive end, he also contributed on the offensive end. In the 9th and 94th minutes, he tried two shots outside the penalty area, using Ancelotti's chance to encourage him to play his long-range shot ability. Bellingham nearly scored his first goal of the season in the game, an opportunity created by Valverde's precise low pass, and if the goal was scored at the time, the score would be 3-0.
Valverde once said in Almaty: "I am not a natural full-back, nor have I grown up in this position. I am not comfortable in defense because I don't have the skills in this area." If it weren't for his excluding the starting lineup before the Champions League and seemed a little negative as a substitute, his remarks would not have attracted much attention.
"I can't say I refuse to play. I have a good relationship with Alonso and can tell him which position I prefer. But I always let him know that I'm willing to help the team anywhere." He posted a message via social media in an attempt to calm the controversy, reiterating what he said when it initially caused the controversy: "I try to keep myself available, learn new positions, and do what the coach asks, and I try to show my attitude."
However, it's still unknown how Alonso chooses in the absence of Arnold and Carvajal. Will Valverde return to the midfield or continue as a full-back? The result is that he continues to be a full-back.
Ancelotti predicted this way in November last year: "He is a great full-back, and his problem is that he can perform at a high level in many positions. This is also a difficult problem for the coach, because he has to choose the position that suits the team best."
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