LaLiga 2018/19: Sevilla 3-0 Real Madrid – 5 Takeaways from the game

#5 The flaw in Lopetegui’s tactics

Real Madrid players are slowly getting used to Lopetegui’s possession play as the season is progressing but the strategic loopholes in his tactics were completely exposed by Sevilla. The first half was a great example of the flaws in his style as Real Madrid had 65% possession but all those passes without any attacking intention did not do any harm to the Sevilla defence.

Also, Casemiro is slowly starting to concentrate more on accurate passes and in the first half moved forward for better distribution which did not help Los Blancos as there was no one left except Varane to counter Silva and Yedder. Lopetegui has another tough game on Saturday night and must rectify these flaws as quickly as possible.