Squad Overview
Pre-Schäfer Transfers
Prior to my arrival at the club, a whole month of the transfer window had passed. This meant that a number of transfers had already been made. A number of players were released on free transfers, most notably Keylor Navas and Raúl De Tomás. French right back Adrien Lambert departed for United for a fee of €34.5M. One signing was made, with youngster Gadiel Honoré joining from Olympique Lyonnais for a fee of €1.4M.
Real Madrid Squad
No. Name - Age - Position - Nationality - CA/PA
Goalkeepers
13. Juan Carlos Triviño - 20 - GK -
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Defenders
DR
24. Alessandro Florenzi - 32 - D/WB(R), M(RLC), AM(RL)-
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23. Danilo - 32 - D/WB(R) -
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5. Igor Pecheritsa - 20 - D(RC) -
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-. Kenny Tete - 27 - D(RLC), WB(R) -
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DC
2. Raphaël Varane (VC) - 30 - DC -
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14. Leonel Cardozo - 24 - DC -
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15. Pasca Andrei Sorin - 24 - DC -
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DL
3. Juan Bernat - 30 - D/WB/M/AM(L) -
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18. Arthur Masuaku - 29 - D/WB/M(L) -
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Midfielders
MC
16. Mateo Kovacic - 29 - M/AM(C) -
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10. Toni Kroos - 33 - DM/M/AM(C) -
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6. Lee Ga-Ram - 23 - M/AM(C) -
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17. Mario Pasalic - 28 - DM/M/AM(C) -
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-. Petr Jindracek - 21 - M(C) -
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-. Kai Erkenbrecher - 24 - M/AM(C) -
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AMR
20. Gérson - 26 - AM(RLC) -
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-. Anders Arnesen - 22 - AM(R), ST(C) -
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AMC
8. James Rodríguez - 32 - M/AM(RLC) -
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22. Isco - 31 - M/AM(RLC) -
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11. Hugo Fernandes - 21 - AM(C), ST(C)-
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-. Emanuele Galantini - 21 - M/AM(C)-
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52. Felipe - 23 - AM(C), ST(C)-
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AML
7. Cristiano Ronaldo (C) - 38 - M(L), AM(RLC), ST(C) -
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21. Alan Manrique - 22 - M/AM(L) -
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12. Sofiane Boufal - 29 - M/AM(RL) -
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-. José Ramón Cabezas - 21 - M/AM(L) -
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Forwards
ST
9. Anthony Martial - 27 - AM(L), ST(C) -
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-. Carlos Jiménez - 22 - ST(C) -
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-. Alexandre Garnier - 21 - ST(C) -
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19. Diego Rolan - 30 - AM(R), ST(C) -
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-. Felipe Escolar - 20 - ST(C) -
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-. Bilal Nouri - 20 - ST(C) -
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-. Gadiel Honoré - 16 - ST(C) -
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Senior Coaching Staff
Real Madrid Castilla Star Players
No. Name - Age - Position - Nationality - CA/PA
-. Damien Robert - 22 - AMR/AML -
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-. Alejandro Guana - 21 - MC -
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-. Greivin Herrera - 21 - DM/MC -
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Real Madrid Castilla U19s Star Players
No. Name - Age - Position - Nationality - CA/PA
-. Juan Torres - 18 - DC -
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-. Paulinho - 18 - ST -
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34. Gianluca Scalzo - 18 - DM -
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30. Emmanuel Abdul Razak - 18 - ST -
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35. Albert Jacobs - 18 - ST -
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Key Points
- We have 34 players in the senior squad, which is far too many for any team to have. I will be looking to sell at least five or six of these players, while a few players may be moved to Castilla, and Honoré to the U19s.
- We only have one senior goalkeeper. Even though he could already be considered a top goalkeeper at 20 yrs of age, another goalkeeper is needed and we will need to look at bringing in either a goalkeeper to deputise for him, or to contest the starting spot with him.
- I fail to see why Rafa had four right-backs in his senior squad. One or two will need to move on this season.
- The squad lacks a natural defensive midfielder. Kroos and Pasalic can fill in there, but a natural ball-winner is required. Gianluca Scalzo from the U19s could potentially fill in here.
- Our weakest area is our wide players. Cristiano Ronaldo and Gérson are the only players of real quality here, and Ronaldo is 38 yrs old and retiring after this season. It may be worth investing in top wide-playing talent.
- We have 7 strikers. We don't need 7 strikers. A number of these players will either be sold, or moved to Castilla/U19s.
- There are quite a few talented players in Castilla/U19s. Once a number of players have been sold from the senior squad, I will look to see if I can bring some of these talents in to the senior squad.
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