QUOTE(Mikeshashimi @ Jun 4 2015, 08:19 AM)
Rafa will do well with Madrid. Mark my words.
this is a several comments i have seen on ancelotti's real madridfc.
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I watched the recent Espanyol vs Madrid match live and what struck me was the appalling attitude of the Madrid players, they were still (barely) in a title race but they wandered around the pitch berating each other, not moving for a ball that wasn't inch perfect, no effort to close down in midfield or defense, just waiting on a mistake from the opposition.
There were literally 2 of their players putting any effort in. The fact they still won the game 4-1 is extremely damning for Espanyol, rather than a sign of Real being anything special. With the players they have, and the shape they are in, they should be smashing these teams off the park. They just seem content to do the minimum though. I'd love and hate to be manager of Real, I have no idea how the hell you would manage all them egos and I imagine the changing room to be toxic.
for all their incredible strength of players, it was the laid back style of carlo that allowed these to creep in. I'm not saying rafa will not lose some of the players support, every team has a certain degree of players where it might not gel.
Real madrid needs some disciplinary within, Perez couldn't have gotten a better manager to help halt that from being cancerous (laid back). Rafa as we know goes thru with a fine comb on things & it can irks some carefree players. For others where perfection, & the desire to be worlds best isn't just enough, I think rafa can help inject it more at Real.