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Benitez has a big problem and he can't do anything to solve it: Players don't like him.

All the players want Ancelotti back, because with Carlo they could do whatever they wanted. Benitez is more strict and wants disciplined players. And of course Real Madrid's divas like Ronaldo, Ramos or Bale don't like that.

He's been playing the whole season with Casemiro as CDM, but a few days before El Clasico there were some rumours claiming that the players told Benitez to play full attack, and that's what he did. He's never played that kind of tactics before, so Barça kicked their asses easily


The sad part of this is that Danilo is looking more and more like a huge flop, so our chances of signing Carvajal are smaller now

It was a fantastic game yesterday. So many undertones on a packed full Bernabeu poised to make the most out of a missing Messi, and Casemiro. Games like this used to end with a couple of words, really; Messi or Ronaldinho come to mind, for example. So, just not to lose protocol, lets choose two: I would be forced to say, Bravo, Iniesta, Bravo!

But there were others. Many, many others. "Suárez is not a good player" is one. "Pañolazo!" another. Both of them related to Madrid's President. The first sentence phrased by Perez last year, the second the act of showing (white) handkerchiefs as a sign of measurable discontent at the spectacle.

A game which headline was already written: In-form Madrid downs Messiless Barza. But instead it was a concert; unpredictably Barcelona's best performance of the season; not flawless, but flawless. The back-heels, the counter pressing, the goals. Those goals. The coldness in finishing while inside the box.

Has anyone else noticed Madrid, past the halfway line, never makes a pass running at less than 10km/h while Barza never makes a pass running at higher than 5? La Masia scored the first goal, the linesmen assisted on the second, Iniesta had the Bernabeu on his hands on the third. From then on everyone was only reading the credits, and looking for the exit.

They say pictures speak a thousand words, and they certainly do. Forcefully. Every single goal by the wine and blue was followed by an extended shot at Ronaldo as to say he was the coach, the leader. An opinion poll put him on equal terms, more or less, than Benitez and Perez on the witness stand. But he didn't have a bad match, did he? It would be easy to blame anyone of the players for such performance but, do any of them really deserve it? I mean, how could you possibly blame the front and back four for a game with no midfielders.



There was so much space between the front four (comprised of the BBC plus "don't call me James" Rodriguez) and the back four Benitez actually made the impossible possible: He managed to make both Kroos and Modric disappear. An act of perfectly defiance to FIFA rules Benitez actually played with a goal keeper and only 8 infield players. The back four was so stretched they gave zonal marking a new meaning and offside a rule as important as in basketball.

In turn Barcelona handled the throat high pressing extremely well, finding triangles on their own first third and avoiding those pitfalls Mourinho tried to exploit as well during his time at the Bernabeu. So, did it work for Benitez this time? Hardly. And then James gets subbed.

One announcer, in trying to figuring out the reasoning behind the sub, asked the Spaniard next. "Wut? Hames?" (Rodriguez says his name is pronounced Hames, not "James" like Bond) Silence. A lot more silence. Then a goal; by Barza.

The two announcers, one an Argentinian was having a triple X episode of exuberance and the more coldly headed Spaniard were trying to figure out who the MOTM was. (One thing was for certain, Munir was the complete flop. Ed.) Sergi Roberto - Suarez - Neymar - Bravo. It was very easy to spring up a name and get all sorts of approval gestures.

Then Iniesta got subbed. As he walked out, he completed the circle of Barcelona players getting applauded by the Madrid filled Bernabeu as a sign of respect. The audience, I though, had spoken.

naming Perez as the reason why Real is shit is so 2010.

The Madrid firesale will be a treat to some teams this summer...

ROnaldo, Benzema, maybe even James, etc.

I'd only be interested in Carvajal, Benzema, or Bale.

Varane and Carvajal would fit well in our team. Maybe Isco too.

Benzema is getting in trouble every month. I don't want him here.

YlonenXabi wrote:Varane and Carvajal would fit well in our team. Maybe Isco too.

Benzema is getting in trouble every month. I don't want him here.

If Lewa leaves there aren't many better options though.

James is unnecessary in this squad.

Kroos.

Time for a new toy...

Does anyone know an english Real forum?
I can find the english fanforum of every club except for real. With the amount of plastic /gloryhunter fans they have surely they must have an active forum?

I've never really found one myself which is surprising to say, a club like RM would be expected to have at least one somewhere out there