How many players will Real Madrid need for next season? For the first time, the teams that bring together the best players will find a World Cup in the middle of the campaign, a fact that will set the pace of preparation for many of the aforementioned teams and, especially, for the players. In the case of Real Madrid, the ‘problem’ is multiplied, since they will start the official campaign on August 10, playing the European Super Cup against Eintracht Frankfurt in Helsinki. One month before, specifically on July 8, Ancelotti’s men are scheduled to start preparing for the strange and demanding 2022-2023 season.
On August 14, LaLiga will start for Real Madrid, while the Champions League will start in the first week of September, to finish the group stage in the first week of November. A week later the concentration of the different teams will begin to prepare for the World Cup, something that will affect the majority of the squad.
The Qatar meeting will take place until December 18, returning to LaLiga immediately, with no time for peace. With the start of 2023, the Spanish Super Cup will arrive in Saudi Arabia (January 11-15) and the first matches of the Copa del Rey for Ancelotti’s team. In February, if all goes well, the Champions League would return, in addition to continuing with the Cup and LaLiga.
The mystery of the Club World Cup
The unknown that remains to be resolved is when the FIFA Club World Cup would fit in, which in the 2021 edition was played in Abu Dhabi in February 2022. The truth is that the matches multiply and the efforts go to the umpteenth power. The question is clear and the unknown difficult to solve. Will a regular squad be able to withstand such a load of games?
If things go well, a Real Madrid first-team player could approach or exceed 70 official matches, starting work from July 8, 2022 to June 10, 2023, the day of the next Champions League final, as long as when everything goes well.
Is there management possible? Can efforts be shared? 38 from the League, 13 possible from the Champions League, two from the Spanish Super Cup, another from Europe, six from the Cup and another two from the Club World Cup, plus ten from the national team. What seems clear is that planning counts more than ever for next season at Real Madrid. The coaching staff has already signed it up and is working in that direction.
