Asensio or Vinicius: Zidane's big predicament at Real Madrid Real Madrid A tough call

Zinedine Zidane has the task of rebuilding Real Madrid in 2019/20 and already he has some certainties but a lot of doubts hanging over his squad at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Players like Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Eden Hazard and Karim Benzema will be pillars of the squad who play, unless they're injured or rested.

Then appear the doubts. Ferland Mendy will provide Marcelo with competition, definitely more so than Alvaro Odriozola will with Carvajal or Eder Militao will with Ramos or Raphael Varane.

But the biggest doubt of all and possibly the toughest decision Zidane has to make is choosing between Vinicius Junior or Marco Asensio for the right wing in his starting XI.

Both have had explosive starts in Los Blancos' shirt. Asensio shone in 2016/17, whereas Vinicius delivered last season after being unleashed by Santiago Solari. With Hazard surely occupying the left, the two are left to do battle for the space on the right.

The position is nothing strange for Asensio, who has played there before and displayed his ability whilst doing so. The doubts surrounding the Spaniard are more to do with consistency though, and he is yet to prove himself capable of delivering week after week.

Now 23, Asensio is at a decisive point in his career and 2019/20 could be a big campaign for him.

Vinicius proved himself to be an injection of new life and fresh air, if still a little raw with his final product. In the darkest point of Madrid's 2018/19 sufferings, it was the Brazilian who tried to lead them.

At 18, there's plenty of time to grow and given his age, it might be easier for him to adjust to playing on the right.

So, it's between Asensio and Vinicius for one place in Zidane's plans. One of them will complete Madrid's attack next season. But, whoever it is, there will be expectations of success from early on.