Honestly I am not as pissed as the 6-2. If you read my posts of last week, i never expected much from Real agains Barca cuz I said Barca is by far the best team and that they can rise to the occasions.
What I didn't expect was how bad Madrid played. This can be the easiest El Classico win for a team in the history. Even the 6-2 was more competetive on the field.
I think the reason why teams like Espanyol and Athletco can give Barca a run for their money while Madrid has failed to do so in recent history is what they call in NBA as match-ups. Madrid players do no match up well agains Barca players. Madrid has taller, more physical, and slower players who are unable to play well against shorter, faster and more technical Barca players. If you look, Espanyol and Athletco players match up better agains Barca players.
I have to say that Jose failed to apply a proper tactic, if there was one n the 1st place. Not that any tactic would have given us a point or three, because as I said Madrid has no chance against Barca with these type of players, but the game could have been closer.
What I hope for now that La Liga is over for us are the following:
1- A good run in CL.
2- Some young and technical players singinigs (no big names please).
3- Madrid management not making any coaching changes for a few years. Lets stick to what we have. Forget about winning for a couple of years and start building a team, lets look at our Youth program for a change. What we are getting now is the result of bad management of the past few years.
Anyhow, just my humble opinion.
What I didn't expect was how bad Madrid played. This can be the easiest El Classico win for a team in the history. Even the 6-2 was more competetive on the field.
I think the reason why teams like Espanyol and Athletco can give Barca a run for their money while Madrid has failed to do so in recent history is what they call in NBA as match-ups. Madrid players do no match up well agains Barca players. Madrid has taller, more physical, and slower players who are unable to play well against shorter, faster and more technical Barca players. If you look, Espanyol and Athletco players match up better agains Barca players.
I have to say that Jose failed to apply a proper tactic, if there was one n the 1st place. Not that any tactic would have given us a point or three, because as I said Madrid has no chance against Barca with these type of players, but the game could have been closer.
What I hope for now that La Liga is over for us are the following:
1- A good run in CL.
2- Some young and technical players singinigs (no big names please).
3- Madrid management not making any coaching changes for a few years. Lets stick to what we have. Forget about winning for a couple of years and start building a team, lets look at our Youth program for a change. What we are getting now is the result of bad management of the past few years.
Anyhow, just my humble opinion.
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