Jose Mourinho manages squad health with a four-player rotation plan

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has designated Eduardo Camavinga, Alvaro Carreras, Brahim Diaz, and Yan Diomande as the core players for his injury-prevention rotation strategy. The approach aims to address persistent physical setbacks at the club, which has recorded over one hundred injuries since 2024. During a recent 4-0 victory against Malaga, Mourinho demonstrated the plan by rotating five starters from the previous match against Real Sociedad. The manager intends to use these four players to maintain squad freshness and foster internal competition for starting roles throughout the 2026/27 campaign. Carreras is currently competing with Cucurella for the left-back position, while Diomande provides a depth option in the attack to manage the physical workload of senior forwards. This tactical shift seeks to minimize fatigue-related fitness issues that have previously disrupted the team's continuity.

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