Carlo Ancelotti back but will Real Madrid miss Sergio Ramos?

If you are not sure what to do go back to the past to try to save the future That appears to be the motto of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez who decided to appoint Carlo Ancelotti for a second spell as head coach after Zinedine Zidanes resignation at the end of last seasonAncelotti returns to the club where he won the Champions League but failed to win La Liga after unspectacular spells at Napoli and Everton whom he only led to a midtable finish last seasonThe Italian takes on a squad that has lost two key players and signed one Former club captain Sergio Ramos ended 16 years at the Bernabeu to join Paris SaintGermain while Raphael Varane was sold to Manchester United when it became clear he wasnt going to sign a new contract Xinhua reportsDavid Alaba has joined on a free transfer and the excellent and versatile defender will plug at least one of the gaps at the back with the other likely to be filled by Jesus Vallejo who returns from loan at Granada but whether or not Madrid miss Ramos and Varane will probably depend on Eder Militao continuing the progress he showed in the second half of last season when Ramos was out injuredThe return of Dani Carvajal at rightback should help Ancelotti who needs Ferland Mendy to be fully fit to offer guarantees on the left as Marcelo gets a year olderThe absence of Toni Kroos with a groin injury will affect Madrid at the start of the season and perhaps longer depending on his recovery time and with Luka Modric another year older once again a lot will depend on Casemiro performing in the holding role and Fede Valverde injecting energy into the middle of the parkKrooss injury problems could give a chance to Dani Ceballos or Martin Odegaard to claim a place in the first team squad after both have spent the past two years on loan but with three weeks until the end of the month either could still leave the clubThere are also hopes that Isco can recover the form he showed in Ancelottis first spell in charge and at 29 time is still on his sideIn attack much will depend on whether Karim Benzema can continue the form which earned him a return to the France squad in the summer although the fact Real Madrids main centreforward will be 34 in December must be a cause for concernGareth Bales return from his loan to Tottenham will also be capture a lot of headlines with attention paid to his fitness and motivation There is no doubt that a fit and motivated Bale is still a potent asset for the club and Ancelottis return could be a factor here given Bales poor relationship with Zidane although the press and fans will no doubt be ready to pounce on any signs of the Welshman lacking commitmentElsewhere the time has come for the Brazilian duo of Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr to turn promise into product and to finally learn to turn their pace and ability to beat defenders into goals and assists Both have had plenty of chances and have so far failed to take a definitive step up and with the shadow of Kylian Mbappe supposedly lined up for next season now would be a good time for both to start to deliverThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever