Each team: Raul Asensio slips into Real Madrid s fourth central defender and must regain Alonso s trust

The Spanish media Daily Sports reported that Raul Asensio slipped from absolute main player to fourth central defender in Real Madrid and has not yet made his debut under Xavi Alonso this season.

Rauer Asensio's situation has changed drastically in recent months: from being known as the "New Ramos" and a treasure of youth training to a complete loss of trust from Xavi Alonso and De Rafoe. Within a year, Raul Asensio experienced the fall from heaven to hell.

Laul Asensio became a key member of Ancelotti's army last season due to multiple injuries to the back line and responded with amazing performance. He perfectly integrated into the team system and even surpassed Rudiger, who had a serious decline in form, to become the core of the defense. But all the twists came when he was selected for the Spanish national team for the first time.

Rauer Asensio was originally preparing to make his national team debut, but because Inigo Martinez was injured, Drafuck called out Heysen, who was playing for Bournemouth at the time. Heysen perfectly fits the national team system and has played in both games against the Netherlands. He jumped directly from U21 to replace Raul Asensio, who was originally in the adult team. Raul Asensio finally failed to make his debut, and it was even more time to be called up again. After

, Raul Asensio once again intersected with Heysen. Xavi Alonso takes over the new Real Madrid strengthens the defense, and Heysen is the target.

Rauer Asensio slipped from the first/second center back to the third center back, but the poor performance of the Club World Cup made the situation take a sharp turn. The two poor performances against Pachuca and Paris completely exposed their flaws, and Militon's outstanding form after his comeback gave a fatal blow. Raul Asensio has become the fourth choice from starting central defender, only ahead of Alaba.

In fact, Xavi Alonso even asked the club to sign another central defender because he still lacks confidence in his current players. Both Konath and Saliba were inspected, but ultimately failed to make a trip. During this period, some teams even made an offer to Raul Asensio, but the player never considered leaving Real Madrid after obtaining the first team number.

This season will be a critical year for Raul Asensio, and he must work hard to become an important member of Real Madrid again. He failed to get playing time in the first three rounds of the league, and this situation will be difficult to change in the short term. This will be the year that determines Raul Asensio's fate: either regain important status or gradually bid farewell to Real Madrid.