Real Madrid is living in a very complicated moment in the first part of the season. The Blancos had their worst start of the season in 22 years and their lack of depth is starting to become a real issue. Coach Mateo will have more than one issue in finding a solution to these problems.
Usually, when we talk about Real Madrid, especially at this point in the season, we are certainly not used to using terms like crisis or problems. Still, this season, the situation is completely different.
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In the past EuroLeague season, Real ended the regular season in first place, losing seven games in total.
We are in mid-December today, and in the EuroLeague, Real have already lost 8 games, one more than they lost in the whole of last season.
Such a difficult start to the season in the top European competition in Real's house have not been seen for as many as 22 years when Javier Imbroda was the coach.
Even then, in the 2002-03 season, Real Madrid lost 8 of its first 14 games, and negative results led to the Blancos' failure to advance past the first stage of the competition.
Real are currently in 13th place in the EuroLeague, out of both the playoffs and play-in spots, a scenario that wasn't so easy to imagine just a few months ago.
The season is still long, and there is certainly no shortage of time to fix things, but the more weeks go by, the more one feels that this version of Real Madrid has structural flaws that will be difficult to fix.
One major difficulty Real Madrid face is
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Orazio Cauchi
Orazio Cauchi started his career in basketball at 21, having worked for several years at Sportando as the lead writer of the website. He also covered several live events, including the Euroleague Final Four, Italian Cups, Serie A league finals, and EuroBasket. He also contributed to American media, such as LibertyBallers and Def Pen Hoops. Cauchi joined BasketNews in 2021 as a Staff Writer. Holds a degree in Politics & International Relations.
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