Two reasons why Ancelotti excluded “El Toro” from Real Madrid pre-season squad list

Carlo Ancelotti ‘s Real Madrid has embarked on a trip to the United States to face the pre-season tour.

One of the names that caused a sensation last year, Álvaro Rodríguez, did not get on the plane.

There have barely been three homegrown players who have moved to Los Angeles (the goals Fran González and Diego Piñeiro and only Nico Paz as a field player).

This is mainly for two reasons. The first is that the first team has almost all its available troops, except for the injured Dani Ceballos.

Therefore, with 22 players from the first team on the roster , adding many homegrown players to the expedition was meaningless if.

in addition, and here the second reason, the harmony between Ancelotti’s coaching staff and Raúl is such that Castilla ‘s need to have their main squads in preparation for a season in which many players once again have to be recruited would be respected based on the first premise.

And Álvaro Rodríguez enters into this plan , despite the fact that Ancelotti announced at the time that he would be a player in the first team this season and that many have been surprised by the striker’s absence on tour.

But the reality is that everything has been discussed and agreed and that despite not traveling to the United States, the confidence of the Italian and the club in the player remains intact.

Raúl and Ancelotti, together in the management of the young star

The idea is that Álvaro Rodríguez , who turned 19 a few days ago, has a good pre-season with Castilla and thus continues to recover the sensations and routines that already last year led him to uncover himself as one of the great talents of La Fábrica.

It is considered that for the Spanish-Uruguayan footballer, who lived a dizzying season last year , it is appropriate to understand that he is still a footballer in training and that the management of his career cannot be in better hands than in those of Raúl together with Ancelotti.

In fact, the reality is that the physical form that he is exhibiting in these first sessions in Valdebebas has left the coaching staff impressed.

Recovering the best version of ‘El Toro’ is an important objective for the club and attending a two-week tour where he could barely enjoy minutes would be more counterproductive than an award.

Source: Marca