Can see Madrid really struggling this year. Selling Di Maria and Xabi will prove disastrous.
La Liga - 2014/15
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Sack Florentino, sell our refs.
Khedira is injured again and Illarra hasn't looked up to it any time he's been given the chance to replace Alonso.
I know, but that doesn't make him good enough.
We paid more for Fellaini. Bad buys happen.
Woo!
I sometimes wonder what goes on in Perez office?
Perez: "So Carlo who are the three most important players of your squad you think?"
Ancelotti: "Well Alonso because he shields the defense, Di Maria because he drives forward our attacking game and Ronaldo because he is our best finisher."
Perez: "Bummer."
Ancelotti: "Huh? What do you mean by that?"
Perez: "Oh nothing" *cough* "I sold Di Maira and Alonso" *cough*
Ancelotti: "What? That sounded like you just said..."
Perez: "On to the next question, what's your favorite whine Carlo?"
They did. Paying the money doesn't guarantee that he doesn't get stagefright though.
Time for an Ancelotti sack watch? 
Dialogues like this never go well.
Atlético again showing the value of being a team, great result.
Where have all the people wanking over Real Madrid's starting 11 disappeared to now?
Where have all the people wanking over Real Madrid's starting 11 disappeared to now?
Whistle about to go - FT.
Great win for Atletico. Ancelotti's got his work cut out.
Great win for Atletico. Ancelotti's got his work cut out.
Has Chicharito touched the ball?
How can you only add 2 minutes to a game of football? Only see that when the scoreline is beyond any possible repair or when absolutely nothing happens.
Very typical Real and Atlético Madrid performance overall. Atlético getting away with a 1 goal win yet again.
Very typical Real and Atlético Madrid performance overall. Atlético getting away with a 1 goal win yet again.
7th for madrid this season.
Shitstorm in Madrid.
They went along with Alonso. Don't think anyone drooled ahead of this match, did they?Atlético again showing the value of being a team, great result.
Where have all the people wanking over Real Madrid's starting 11 disappeared to now?
Where will Ancelotti be managing next? Back in the PL perhaps?
Wow what a collapse. The subs totally messed the side up.
Nailed it.
Carlo's Madrid, one win in three matches. So far, it has shades of our 2nd-season with Carlo back in 2010-11.
Fantastic play from Garcia for that winner actually.
No. They did before the Sevilla super cup game though, which Alonso wasn't involved in.
Them losing means they'll have to sell half their roster and buy new players. That's good news for us on the Ronnie front.
Atlético again showing the value of being a team, great result.
Where have all the people wanking over Real Madrid's starting 11 disappeared to now?
Who?
I don't know anyone, not even any Madrid fans, who think the team is balanced.
No it doesn't.
Has Chicharito touched the ball?
Possibly the most invisible debut I've ever seen for a striker.
I wish we were also able to say that we made ourselves as difficult to beat as possible, but that would be a lie.
Will the majority of the anger be aimed at Florentino?
He messed up a perfectly balanced side.
Has Chicharito touched the ball?
He did a few times and didn't feck up.
The crosses and passes Madrid put into the box were really woeful though. Was keeping a eye on him and he made sharp runs every time but except 2/3 times ball didn't even come close to him.
You should check out the European super cup thread, everyone declaring this (I think exactly the same starting team) side as unbeatable.
Rodriguez and Kroos were bit average as well.
Madrid in 'how to dismantle a european cup winning side' shocker.
He definitely should take the majority of the blame. I doubt Ancelotti was keen to see Di Maria or Alonso go.
He's in some deep shit since we've sold Di Maria. If we don't start playing betterhe'll be the first one to go.
I don't think it can be underestimated how so very tempted he must have been to hit that! Impressively selfless dummy, with a nice feigned shot thrown in to give Tiago even more time to pick his finish.
I hope Di Maria has a stormer tomorrow.
What was Ancelotti thinking starting with that midfield against Atletico's much more stabile midfield? It's also not really his fault though, going from the best and just complete midfield of Modric/Di Maria/Alonso to this.
Perez but cheers for Di Maria
Oh and back to the game, Ancelotti then also puts on Chicharito that early as he was going to do anything against a team as organised and hard working as Atletico.
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but cheers for Di Maria Oh and back to the game, Ancelotti then also puts on Chicharito that early as he was going to do anything against a team as organised and hard working as Atletico.
Hmm I felt Kroos was their second best player on the pitch tonight after Ronaldo. Benz and Bale were completely lost tonight and James only came a bit better into the game towards the end of the game.
3rd La Liga game in a row live on the same channel. With two channels I could have watched live football for 10 hours straight today. Not too bad. Just a shame that Alfreð is still injured.
Has Chicharito touched the ball?
He tried to chip the keeper and also slipped a bunch of times once he got in the final third.