One of Santiago Solari's main hobbies is chess, so he knows very well that a piece sometimes has to be sacrificed for the greater good.
He is currently playing a kind of chess match with his Real Madrid line-ups and he has withstood pressure to play Isco, instead making the No.22 one of his sacrifices.
Zinedine Zidane did something similar before him.
As much as Solari likes to speak with players and have dialogue with them, when it comes to making decisions he will make the call he believes is the right one.
While he showed at Castilla that he puts talent ahead of one tactical idea, he also looks for players who adapt to what he needs the best.
That's why fans of Los Blancos shouldn't expect a sudden change in Solari's Isco stance.
He's not a fan of shaking things up dramatically and especially not when things are working well.
At the moment, with five wins from six, Solari has enough credit in the bank to carry on doing what he thinks is best.