I realize this game happened yesterday but..

What do you guys think it is? Lack of rotation, bad form, etc?

To anyone who didn't watch the game, bilbao won 1-0 at home with a goal from aduriz

as i mentioned yesterday, it has to do with a lot of things. let's shift away from carlo for a minute; first of all injuries- guys like modric and james, who can create opportunities, not necessarily the assist but the 'pass to the assist' and make the midfield tick are injured. neither ronaldo nor bale are play-makers, its that simple...marcelo has a more diverse skill-set than both, which for me is a bit of a problem. if you're considered the 'best' player, (whatever that means) you need to have the ability to turn games on its head

now to carlo, yes we've had injuries, but he hasn't rotated well enough, the starters are tired and the bench guys haven't had enough minutes to be able to shine when needed...like at this stage, can you trust chicharito to do anything when he comes on? apart from if we're already leading by 3 or more goals; can you trust jese to do much in a tough game; what about illara? who had an absolute stinker last night (i think he's gone in the summer)

and finally while i like carlo's gentle approach with players, i think it helps them more and it builds a father-figure relationship with them, he needs to be stern on certain things; bale has made the same mistakes over and over again. now i don't know if carlo has spoken to him in the locker room but the guy's football has really regressed. cristiano should ease up on the set pieces, let others have a go, a player shouldn't have to waste over 50 attempts at free kicks before stepping aside for others to have a go...