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The strategy of the Merengue club to align the stars is at the expense of the collective. And results also in part.
This Tuesday evening, the Merengue underwent a heavy defeat in the Champions League quarterfinals. The 3-0 appears, for some, such as the superiority (one evening?) Of the Gunners, or for others the result of a badly balanced 2024/25 workforce. If, on the sporting level, the statistics of the match can confirm the two analyzes, it seems that the arrival of Kylian Mbappé at the White House is probably one of the explanations of this score. To wonder if too many great talented players is not an obstacle to collective performance?
The term “Marquee Player” comes from the United States. Whatever the sport, each franchise seeks to recruit in its workforce a star having the capacity to be sportingly decisive for his team, but also an individual brand hyper attractive in various markets of the entertainment with partners, equipment manufacturers, media, video games or even tourist destinations. And this is not a new phenomenon. For the NBA, the notoriety of the Chicago Bulls is inseparable from the career of Michael Jordan. Ditto for the NY in NHL rangers via Wayne Gretsky, or Joe Montana and the 49ers of San Francisco in NFL.
By signing Luis Figo (2000), Zinedine Zidane (2001), Ronaldo (2002) and David Beckham (2003), Florentino Perez had tried to adapt this American strategy to football. If the galactic period remains clearly a success on the marketing side, sporting efficiency has proven more relative: “one” only C1 and two titles in Liga.
A brand Player, it's okay but three, hello damage!
The same causes producing the same effects, PSG made in QSI by aligning Neymar, Mbappé and Messi broke all records … income without ever confirming on the green rectangle. How many comments have pointed out that this PSG was the team that would travel the least kilometers per game. If running a lot does not guarantee to win, it is however an indicator of defensive engagement. The fact is that Real Madrid of the past season has been able to achieve a hat -trick (15e Champions League, 13e Super Spanish Cup, 36e LIGHT) GRADE TO A EXCELLENT VINIITIUS.
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Paradoxically, the transfer of the captain of the Blues seems to have been more beneficial for Paris than his arrival in Madrid. Without him, Paris Saint-Germain is no longer a sum of individuals but indeed a team. Conversely, by adding candidates for the Ballon d'Or in his locker room, the president of Casa Blanca has obviously created a complex situation to manage, including for a great coach like Carlo Ancelotti. Like Christophe Galtier who had no other option than to align his 3 fantastic Plus Angel Di Maria, the Italian coach still seems to seek a form of balance with Bellingham, Mbappé, Vinicius Jr and Rodrigo. Supporting figures this Tuesday, the Merengue covered 13 kilometers less than their opponents. Worse, the traffic jam of offensive stars is therefore counterproductive. Mbappé, Vincius and Rodrigo run less than 10 km on an average per match of this European Cup.
Even if a raising is never to be excluded in a Bernabeu which will certainly be incandescent, it is a safe bet that the Madrid staff already works in the summer transfer window to correct the failures noted. Even if it means stacking sporty-marketing cracks, bet on the arrival of at least two top players, in defense and in the middle. And if it continues like this, why not consider a departure from … Vinicius!
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