Freed from vanity. He could criticize to many people, give lessons, but Carlo Ancelotti is still learning in the ‘fall’ of his career. He does not ‘dig’ in books, is not trying to invent some new style of football, but accepts the suggestions of younger people. Although Didier Deschamps is nine years younger, the France coach gave him an idea on how to use Eduardo Camavinga.During the World Cup in Qatar, after the injury of Lucas Hernandez, Deschamps promoted his brother Theo to that position, however, during the meeting against Tunisia, and even in the part of the final with Argentina, Deschamps moved Camavinga all the way to the side line. It dawned on Carletto.Since then, combined with Ferlan Mendy’s injuries and Nacho Fernandez’s less-than-convincing performances in the alternative position, the Italian has started to use the 20-year-old more often as a full-back, and in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Barcelona, he even got Gareth Bale to praise him. For a reason, because the former member of Rennais was, after Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior, perhaps the most influential individual of the Royal Club at Nou Camp.##NAJAVA_MECA_7162607##Proved by the language of statistics: every pass he made was precise, literally every pass (33/33), every tackle was timely and error-free (eight out of eight), he made seven clearances, stole the ball from Barca six times, won ten duels. In the language of an ordinary viewer: he “ate up” Raphinha. Coach Xavi planned to build part of the actions through the Brazilian, to have his colleagues target the space behind Camavinga, so that the former member of Leeds could rely on his speed, and it turned out that the French neutralized him.”He played superbly”, Carlo Ancelotti made it clear what he thought about the performance of the youngster paid 31,000,000 euros. “He was a left-back a few times in his career, however, he did a great job defensively, he caused a lot of damage to Barca up front. He doesn’t like playing that position, but I do. He is very young, and it has been shown that he can also be a rear midfielder and become a serious option at the back. He is getting used to this new role and is doing well.”Camavinga playing LB vs Barcelona pic.twitter.com/rDr9KoTU82— WolfRMFC (@WolfRMFC) April 6, 2023 Camavinga great performance can also be seen in one more piece of statistics – he made 66 interventions. Most of them were as calm as you like. Only one of those was a foul. In a situation where Raphinha is his rival, where usually the attacking winger has the starting advantage over the fullback, Eduardo showed that he is maturing. It can be seen from other data also, in the previous 16 games (whether it was the Champions League, Copa del Rey or the World Club Championship) he got booked for a yellow card only once, at Benito Villamarin Stadium against Betis. Camavinga learns quickly, adapts easily, and possesses self-control along the way, which is why he is valuable to Real. That is why the club is considering extending his current contract (until 2027) by two years.”Camawinga is not even a left-back and he is so dominant. Benzema scored a hat-trick, Vinicius set up two goals and I still talk about Eduardo because he impressed me. I was speechless as I watched him. He was the best footballer on the field,” said Glenn Hoddle, former Tottenham and England player.##EDITORS_CHOICE##When Real brought in Camawinga, skeptics wondered if he was capable of making a difference. Because, among other comments, he only played in Ligue 1. And then it turned out that he “ate up” Marco Verratti, Kante, Rodri in the campaign for the Champions League. All proven midfielders. This time a star winger Raphinha. Sometimes he looks like Pac-Man. Should Reece James even bother flying to Madrid?
