Antonio Blanco put in a dominating performance against Osasuna, registering a 93 per cent pass success rate, making 2 key passes and recording 3 successful tackles and 2 interceptions.
And Real Madrid fans have been praising the Castilla player after yet another impressive display.
AhmoqQurbaqa, Reddit: "Blanco is an unpolished diamond.
"His off the ball movement feels fluid. Always scanning his surroundings, finding open space between opponents, dragging his direct opponent away to open up space, positioning himself intelligently so midfield structure is compact, reading the game during transitions, not shying away from physical battles.
"His passes seem sharp, long balls accurate. He needs one or two season on high level football with the first team to fully flow and it might be the answer to our midfield depth issue.
"I will be watching his development with great interest."
YoSnail, Managing Madrid: "Like how Blanco has the awareness to slide forward and position himself to make sure he is linked to forwards."
Madrid1920, Reddit: "Blanco is REALLY reminding me of what I loved about Both Ruben De La Red and Marcos Llorente.
"He's just crisp overall, very sharp on the ball, great awareness and decisive."
mytosysticfibrosis, Reddit: "93% accuracy is definitely up there around Kroos’s standards. This guy is our hope for the future midfield lineups.
"Hopefully Zidane will use him more frequently for the rest of the season, especially in Liga matches when we need to rest our players. He’s proven that he’s reliable."
Unlikely_Road7922, Reddit: "He played like Kroos too in some ways. He didn't take risks like Kroos does but maybe that was just told to him by Zizou to not take risks. He had great composure on the ball, good vision, knew his surroundings and got his tackles in at the right times.
"Literally did 10 times more work than I'd ever expect from a 20 y/o making just his 2nd start in top level football. Great game!"
Hillmoe, Managing Madrid: "Blanco is impressive!
"I’m seriously impressed by Blanco. His positioning on the pitch is great. He’s comfortable on the ball. He’s on point defensively. I think he has a bright future!"
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