Zidane's Midfield WORRIES

Since Zinedine Zidane took over the managerial post at Real Madrid in January,he has led Real to an impressive run of form winning both the Champions League and the Uefa Super Cup in his first season.

Zidane's Real Madrid after equaling Pep's record of 16 game winning streak in the Liga they were on the verge of breaking the record but were halt by Villarreal after a 0-0 draw.They went on to draw their next two matches against Palmas and Dortmund.

     Real Madrid have been struggling with balance in the Defensive midfield position since Casemiro got injured in the 2-0 win against Espanyol on september 18.Casemiro struggled to get enough playing time under Rafa after returning on loan from Porto but was reborn under Zidane.
Real Madrid have a lot of midfielders that can come in like James,Isco or Kovacic but none of them can really provide the balance and strength that Casemiro provides.Sure every player gets injured at a certain point but I think Zidane failed to plan for this.

Real does not have any one to replace Casemiro like for like,which is why whichever player he puts in that position,they won't play it as well as Casemiro.They will still win games but when they play teams that can exploit that weakness then they are in trouble.

      "Casemiro is an important player and we hope he will recover soon,we have good players to overcome this, although not in his position" Zidane said."You can notice Casemiro absence  but we played well against Dortmund".(Source:Real Madrid website).

         After the back to back draws in the Liga and Champions league,Zidane will have to tinker his midfield line probably playing with Kroos-Kovacic/Isco-Modric or he can try playing 3-4-3 with James-Kovacic-Kroos-Modric in the midfield but Zidane knows best. This is Zidane time to rubbish rumors that he is just a lucky Coach and tactically weak. Zidane's Real Madrid is known for always playing average football but somehow getting the results.

     I believe Real Madrid will bounce back from this run of form because they have a great squad and the BBC always coming to the party.
Real Madrid host Eibar on October 2nd.