Vinicius and Abde, two dribblers for Real Madrid and Osasuna and the cup

Real Madrid and Osasuna they meet in 22 hours in Carthusian with King’s Cup in the game. The Whites need a title so that their campaign is not diluted. The Rojillos face another chance to lift the trophy and make history.

Messages from ancelotti His students before the finals were always in one direction: the luck of the team is closely related to their ability to give their opponents no concessions when it’s time to pull away. board of Jagoba Arrasate draws a frame that knows how to occupy the spaces, front and back, of those who press and push.

And among the players that both coaches have at their disposal are two that attract a lot of attention, one from each side, young people born already in this century, of humble origin, with football that exudes the essence of the street. Because talent and the capacity for imbalance and invention rarely leave the laboratory. They are the dribblers of those who persevere, those who change the rhythm at any moment with a gallop, a species that is dying out. Are they two defibrillators always ready to discharge their current. One is usually projected on the right, the other on the left. With sharp and vertical football, brazenly.

Vinicius is another one of those Brazilian talents who start their career in favelawithout funds, where every day is a survival exercise. The ball does not understand hierarchies, nor race, nor age. The best have a golden opportunity and today’s Real Madrid player used to grasp that lifeline.

Abde emigrated from his Morocco domestic in the district of Elche. It wasn’t a favela, but he didn’t have an easy life waiting for him either. Started in earthen fields, like Vinicius who excelled when playing against older rivals. Scouts did not miss this game, which brings him closer to a trimmer than a bullfighter. Doors opened for him immediately until he ended up at Barca’s youth academy. And this campaign, on loan at Osasuna, confirms the qualities that brought him to the elite under Jagob Arrasate.

Vinicius arrived earlier and that is an advantage for the madridista, who has established himself as one of the regulars in Ancelotti’s eleven. He is the team that pulls the most for his band.

Abde is not the undisputed ownerbecause Arrasate manages several options in attack and sometimes the Moroccan starts from the bench, due to his ability to change the blood pressure of the team and the game.

In fact, one of the unknowns of the final points to the Basque coach’s choice for Rojillo’s figure, whether he opts for players with more edge or more work. In Real Madrid, two pieces of guarantee such as bruise and praise They arrive with doubts, after getting over minor injuries. And on the horizon for Tuesday is the Champions League match against Manchester City.

Jagoba Arrasate: “Our strength is in the group”

Jagoba Arrasate did not want to reveal the line-up in a press conference before the final: “I will propose the eleven that I consider the fairest.” It is impossible to beat Madrid with eleven players, I will need eleven, substitutes… I will need them all to win the Cup.” What has progressed is the staging he expects, on which they worked: “Our strength is in the group. We need a choir defense to stop all offensive arguments of Madrid, and also boldness in attack.”

He appeals to his predecessors to try to find the opponent’s seams: “We have played against Real Madrid many times and failed, but we have indications of how we can oppose them. We can’t let him get comfortable. It will be very important to make Real Madrid uncomfortable.”

Ancelotti warns that a “very strong rival” awaits them.

Carlo Ancelotti, before directing the last training session at La Cartuja, confirmed that he sees Alaba fully recovered and that he was not so violent in the case of Modric, although he indicated that he is already training at a good level. It will be played if 100% is seen.

He assures that the team will leave “without thinking about tomorrow (due to the proximity of the Champions League match), with the motivation to win another title.” And he emphasized that, in case of victory, “it would mean raising everything that could be done in two years.” Closing that circle would be very nice”.

The white coach predicts a tight final: «I told Arrasate that it will be an even, competitive game against a very strong opponent. It is a very important game for them and we have to be ready. It’s going to be difficult, it’s going to be complicated.” He also indicated that they need to “change things” to improve their defensive performance.