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I'm going to miss that about Di Maria. Pick up the ball in midfield and surge forward, making penetrating and dangerous runs. Forcing opposing defenses to think and make mistakes. Started picking out more quality balls in the final third instead of just shooting on his left the past campaign.Was thinking that if Real keeps looking like trash like this Bale might have to play in the same position Di Maria did last season. James, Kroos, Modric, and Xabi are great passers and are great at keeping possession, but none of them have been showing the ability to take on a man and drive the ball forward the way Di Maria could out of the midfield.
Idk I know it's really early, the new players need time to gel, I'm probably overreacting, and in the end of the day there's a great manager that will figure it out in charge, but Real has looked like trash in the last 2 matches, and like they're missing their engine in the midfield in Di Maria.