Club and national team are communicating vessels in a footballer’s career. The brilliance in the first tends to lead to the second. Although in the case of Marco Asensio (26 years), the equation is now written backwards. At a stage where Ancelotti’s confidence in the Balearic’s abilities is in doubt, Luis Enrique has laid out a trampoline for him at the gates of the World Cup. Shine with Spain as a springboard to return to the pool in Madrid.
With just 47 minutes played on the course, on the last list preQatar the extreme appeared and as definitive accolade, his title against Switzerland. As a false nine, moreover, that position where Carletto only has one true center forward: Benzema. Without the Frenchman, Rodrygo has scored the goal for montera, but Asensio has confirmed with La Roja that his relationship with the rival goal, as executor or creator, continues to be fluid. Spain lost (1-2), but Marco cooked Jordi Alba’s goal. During the first part he struggled, he showed that he wants to be in the World Cup. He did not link good intentions to danger, but in the second act he vindicated himself with a fantastic drive that led to the goal from the side. Second blow to the table in ten days.
Against Leipzig he turned the whistles of the fans (after his anger in the match against Mallorca) into applause, thanks to his phenomenal left-footed shot that sealed the match (2-0). “I needed that goal. In the summer he doubted whether to go out, but he has stayed and everyone is happy”, sentenced Ancelotti, who meets an Asensio with renewed vigor. For the one from Reggiolo, last year was almost indisputable until the ‘sorpasso’ of Valverde and Rodrygo. Still, he finished as the club’s third top scorer (12 goals). That fang and the impulse of the illusion for the World Cup date put Asensio back on the billboard. They put him in a position to bury the ‘residual’ paper that accompanies him this course in Madrid…
After the meeting, the footballer thanked “the support” on Instagram and set his sights on this Tuesday’s clash (8:45 p.m.) against Portugal. A game that will mean a new opportunity to get chest facing to continue buying tickets for Qatar and to definitively recover the credit in the white team. His contractual situation will allow him to be free to negotiate a new contract from January 1 (he will be free on June 30 after not renewing), so accumulating playing time seems essential for the future. And it is that, a season without minutes is the worst enemy of a player when facing the market without contractual ties.
