Fede Valverde makes Real Madrid better

For example, in the two Champions League matches in which Madrid has played without the Uruguayan, five points went missing: the whites lost 3-0 in Paris and tied, miraculously, two in the Bernabéu against Bruges.

Those two games were catastrophic. Real Madrid performed at a level never seen before, and their qualification to the next stage of the Champions League was in serious doubt. 

Madrid, who at this stage should have one foot in the Round of 16, will have to fight for the spot until the end. And the worst thing is that the absences of Fede are not noticed only in Champions.

In LaLiga, Madrid also suffers without him. Zidane reserved for him the visits to the Bernabéu de Valladolid and Betis, two rivals that, either for their category, or for their sporting moment, seemed beatable. And Madrid paid for it, as they reaped two draws that in other circumstances would have been easy triumphs.

Fede Valverde has Zidane's full confidence, and he has beaten Luka Modric for the spot. Madrid need a reinforced midfield, they need another Casemiro and not a magician of the ball.

The problem is that Zidane knows perfectly well that he cannot put all the responsibility on the young midfielder. But, on the other hand, without him, Madrid suffers a lot. The dilemma is served.