Real Madrid left-back Marcelo was blasted for his lack of commitment and poor positioning in the buildup to Malcom’s equaliser in El Clasico this evening.
Malcom equalised for the hosts in the 57th minute of the tie after a hectic scramble in the box, the Brazilian was completely free and unmarked when the ball rebounded out to him – if Marcelo was paying more attention, the goal could have been easily avoided.
Malcom troubled his compatriot for the majority of the game, Santiago Solari’s to bring back the veteran in the place of impressive youngster Sergio Reguilon, really didn’t work out.
With Marcelo being such a massive liability in defence for Madrid, this could spell the end of his time with Los Blancos.
Check out some videos highlighting the star’s poor defending below:
Increíble Marcelo bajando a defender….. pic.twitter.com/FyaR9HO2Od
— PATHOR ????? (@lPato_7) February 6, 2019
It’s no a secret that Marcelo isn’t a player that is prided on his defensive ability, but given that this is one of Madrid’s biggest games of the season – the veteran didn’t even look like he was trying to get back in a position to help his team.
https://twitter.com/GutbergMoura/status/1093260595166621696
Check out some reaction below:
So disappointing from marcelo https://t.co/Wop4qoK0xe
— jessica coelho ?? ?? (@jessicacoelho7) February 6, 2019
I hate to say it but where was marcelo when malcolm scored?
Madrid biggest weakness is on the left side of defense ffs?
— jessica coelho ?? ?? (@jessicacoelho7) February 6, 2019
Barca's left side was completely shut down thanks to Vazquez. The right was the exact opposite thanks to Marcelo
— Studio Ghibli (@tan_meleon) February 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/Ibrahim_dyi/status/1093281166298439686
marcelo couldn't handle malcom. imagine what dembele would have done to him
— Grim Mór (@ChicoMaravila) February 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/FassiNotFihri/status/1093266127772418050
https://twitter.com/Akhilrmcf/status/1093267522952978432
https://twitter.com/xtinap1/status/1093266656078499840
https://twitter.com/Aaruls12/status/1093258414812102656
https://twitter.com/SirAlexSZN/status/1093253049546670094
https://twitter.com/Iscoholic/status/1093248986734084097
