Celta once
again, Celta paid a high Price for his mistakes, but not only that, Celta was
not faithful to his principles, and to do so in Bernabeu is too risky.
Herrera cleared
all the doubts about an hour before the game when he confirmed that Bustos was
going to play as a starter. This changed the formation from the 4-4-2 that
played against Sevilla, to this formation. You cannot compare this formation to
the one used against Valencia, because although the display on the field was
the same, Bustos cannot be compared to Insa’s. The plan was to be able to make
the field big, and have players in all parts of the field, but Celta’s
midfielders were never able to play clearly the ball, being overpowered by Real
Madrid’s midfield spider web. Modric, Kaka and specially Ozil, did as they wish
during the first half. Even Essien had a lot of presence in Celta’s court,
despite the fact he was playing as a left defender.
