Marcelo, born in 1988, will celebrate his 32nd birthday next month. The teenager Lang, who joined the Bernabeu at the age of 18, is a Brazilian who runs beside Real Madrid at 14. After helping the team win league titles, champions league titles and many other honors, he also "broke through" the 30-year-old mark and became a veritable "veteran".
This picture shows Marcelo's career trend. As can be seen from the figure, from the beginning of the 2009/ 10 season to this season, the left-wing king has basically maintained a stable performance in the past ten years, with the exception of last season's poor performance, all other seasons are above 7 points. However, after a bad season, 30-year-old Marcelo, 365,438+0, has been able to maintain an upward trend this season and basically found his peak.
This picture shows the trend of Marcelo's professional value. As can be seen from the figure, Marcelo's worth has basically maintained a steady upward trend since he joined, reaching the peak of his career of 70 million euros in 17/ 18 season. Regrettably, although the state of this season has rebounded from last season, its value has dropped a lot.
Marcelo's social status declined because of his position and his age. The 32-year-old "veteran" has "penetrated" the flanks of countless giant teams and failed to win for several years after all. Fortunately, Marcelo is still playing football. We can still see him here at Real Madrid, and we can also see the shadow of the king on the left.
Real Madrid's performance in these two seasons, compared with Real Madrid in the "C Ronaldo era", has dropped a lot in both the league and the Champions League. In the era of winning the Champions League for three consecutive years, Marcelo, as the starting left-back, made great contributions to Real Madrid with his speed and breakthrough.
The above picture shows the team characteristics and offensive distribution of Real Madrid. From the picture, we can see that Real Madrid rely on the flank attack, especially the left attack accounts for more than 40% of Real Madrid's attack, and the left has always been their strong road. Marcelo, as the main left-back of the team, is an important role for Real Madrid to shoulder the heavy responsibility of attack and defense on the left. Whether attacking or defending, Marcelo can complete the task well and rule the side corridor.
Let's take a look at Marcelo's peak data performance. The above picture shows the data handed over by Marcelo in the Champions League in 16- 17 season. From the picture, we can see Marcelo's dominance at both ends of the attack and defense. Champions league 1 1 starting. Although he didn't score, he sent two assists, averaging 2. 1 key pass, 2.3 steals, 2.2 interceptions, and 1.3 clearances. All the data ranked the top of the team and finally helped.
Marcelo was regarded as a player who attacked the strong and defended the weak from the beginning of his debut, and the breakthrough of assists on the side was a weapon for Real Madrid to score goals. But at his peak, especially in the Champions League, Marcelo can always show his passion through active defense, and he can still help the team gain an advantage in attack and dominate the offensive and defensive ends of the stadium.
As a Brazilian player, Marcelo and his Brazilian predecessor Carlos both played for Real Madrid and played on the left. Although their technical styles are different, both of them have become the king of left-backs with their own characteristics, even the first left-back in the world. Marcelo took over the position of Real Madrid's main left-back from Carlos, which can be regarded as a kind of inheritance between Brazilians. But this season, the left position of Real Madrid is basically that Marcelo and Mendi enjoy playing time, and their relationship is more competitive, at least so far.
Judging from the performance of this season, Marcelo is higher than Mendi in assists, shooting times and scores; Mendy, on the other hand, has an advantage in playing time, passing success rate and winning the championship. Compared with Marcelo, Mendy got more playing time, which was not only caused by Marcelo's injury at the beginning of the season, but also because Mendy played well in several games and won more playing time for himself.
Just like Marcelo and Carlos are not the same type of players, their technical styles are completely different. Marcelo is a player with short stature, quick response and strong assists. Although Mendy is also good at dribbling and passing, his ability to assist, that is, to pass the key ball, is not as good as Marcelo's.
It may be unrealistic for Mendy to completely replace Marcelo now. At least in the Champions League, Marcelo is more trustworthy. No matter the competition experience or the strength of both offensive and defensive ends, Marcelo is more stable and knows what he should do to help the team win. Although the future of Real Madrid on the left is Mendi's, it is Marcelo's so far.
Marcelo, 32, is still an important role under Zidane. The introduction of Mendi values the future, not completely replacing Marcelo now. However, to play for a club like Real Madrid, Marcelo should also consider the future. After all, the super giants like the Bernabeu have no tradition of "retiring the ball".
If you want to stay in Real Madrid, with Marcelo's state and Mendi's competitiveness, Marcelo will be at the peak of 2-3 seasons at most and will completely give way to his opponent. As can be seen from the figure, with the growth of age, Marcelo's injuries have gradually increased, and the time of missing the game has become longer and longer. If you want to stay competitive, you must work harder.
If Real Madrid don't want to keep Marcelo, the Brazilian who once ruled the wing is not short of a home. Juventus, where old teammate Cristiano Ronaldo plays, is a good choice. It seems a good choice for "team pet" and "president" to meet again in Serie A. Recently, it was reported that Juventus intended to introduce Marcelo, but it was rejected by Real Madrid.
With rich competition experience and excellent competitive state, Marcelo, who has passed the age of 30, is still very popular. After the end of this season, whether Marcelo stays in Real Madrid or goes to other leagues, fans will see him galloping on the left.
Written at the end: Marcelo, wearing a white shirt of Real Madrid, has been playing for "Galaxy Battleship" 14 years, helping the team win numerous championships and suffering numerous injuries on the court. After "breaking through" the 30-year-old mark, although the number of starts has decreased a lot, fans can still see the shadow of the king on the left, as if nothing can crush this short Brazilian, even years can't do this.