the journey of real Madrid in the present season it is a kind of sandwich, with two good slices of freshly baked bread, wrapping a poor slice of cold cuts. The season began with a six-win streak, which included the Super Cup title and the first blow to Barça, but the road became bumpy from the following Clásico, with an adverse result that opened a disturbing balance, of four wins and five losses. The team hit rock bottom in Zaragoza, against a bottom team that debuted against Madrid. That bump happened a month ago, but as the saying goes: “If you stumble and do not fall, you advance the step.” The stumble served to regain momentum. And the white team has not lost again. There are already eight consecutive victories, including one against the current Euroleague champion, Efes, and another against the current leader, Fenerbahçe. The good dynamics has lifted Madrid to second place with 8-3, the same record as its rival today, Monaco.
The alarm from then is now sailing on a raft of tranquility. Chus Mateo, who already knew that this course had to pass a daily exam, with the elongated shadow of the teacher Pablo Laso in the constant comparison, the discourse has not changed. When the results were not good, the coach recalled that this Madrid, in these first months of the campaign, was in the “process of building”. And now that the wind is blowing in its favour, he insists on the term, but with a nuance: “It is better to build from victory than from defeat.” The whites improve their gear, with old pillars, like Tavares, and with a jump from the new ones, especially Musa. now while the machinery is adjusted towards a competitive and winning group, sGood Campazzothe icing on the cake. In less than ten days we will know if he is coming home. Or if Madrid continues building with what it has. Which is not bad at all.
