I saw the 2nd half. As soon as I saw the result at end of 1st 45 mins I knew it is all over. As said it yesterday that if Real can be up 2-0 early in the 1st half then there is a chance otherwise...
Real played too slow for European standards, and insisted in sending through balls when the other team was defending with 11 men! Why not stretch the field and cross the ball? why not play on set pieces or long shots for a change? And what's up with the messed up formation?!
Pellegrini reminds me of Jalal Talebi (I know it is funny). They both seem to know the game but the problem is the personality. They are just too nice to coach big names. A team full of stars needs someone with authority and strong personality. We have seen many times during this season that Real doesn't play like a team.. it is more individual efforts than a team work even in the games that Real have won (except maybe a couple of times). This is mainly due to lack of respect for the coach and his instructions.
The sadest part now is that if you fire the coach whom would you hire?! No good coaches are available. The only 2 persons I can think of now is Zidane (but is he qualified?) and (as I said before) I dont mind the idea of Raul being a coach and a player at the same time. I know it sounds crazy, but people though Barca hiring Pep was crazy too!
If things remain the way they are now, Real might stay close to the 1st place in La Liga and might even reach the round of 8 in CL, but will never win any titles.
Real played too slow for European standards, and insisted in sending through balls when the other team was defending with 11 men! Why not stretch the field and cross the ball? why not play on set pieces or long shots for a change? And what's up with the messed up formation?!
Pellegrini reminds me of Jalal Talebi (I know it is funny). They both seem to know the game but the problem is the personality. They are just too nice to coach big names. A team full of stars needs someone with authority and strong personality. We have seen many times during this season that Real doesn't play like a team.. it is more individual efforts than a team work even in the games that Real have won (except maybe a couple of times). This is mainly due to lack of respect for the coach and his instructions.
The sadest part now is that if you fire the coach whom would you hire?! No good coaches are available. The only 2 persons I can think of now is Zidane (but is he qualified?) and (as I said before) I dont mind the idea of Raul being a coach and a player at the same time. I know it sounds crazy, but people though Barca hiring Pep was crazy too!
If things remain the way they are now, Real might stay close to the 1st place in La Liga and might even reach the round of 8 in CL, but will never win any titles.