halamadrid2 wrote:Whats happened to us? How can we be this bad

Lack of proper coaching does that you know. Not to repeat Nick's words but we are playing with no real purpose out there. Just passing and hoping for the best.

He wasn't shit, he was our only attacking threat. Our fullbacks are so garbage this year offensively, Ronaldo was AWFUL, and yeah modric stepped it up in the 2nd half, I never have any questions about his performance or his commitment. Bale should be given freedom to switch wings in a game like this but not while we have Rooney v2 wasting a spot.

Mr Nick09 wrote:Carvajal positioning on that second goal is embarrassing.

We've been calling hakimi shit and all but to be honest carvajal has been pretty bad too. A summer clear out is needed. Starting with zidane. He has no balls

Benzema was never "threatening" lol, he was playing well combining with marcelo off the left, but a threat? dont make me laugh

i am tired of this season and it's february, we are now fighting with villarreal to stay in 4th position in la liga, this is unbelievable stuff.

this is the most mediocre season i have seen from this club in 10 years. unbelievable stuff.

We've reached the semi-final of the CL seven years in a row - something no other club has managed in the tournament's modern history.

It pains me to know that there's a real possibility for that record to come to an end this year at the hands of PSG.

Zidane has built a very strong case for himself to leave Madrid through the backdoor after winning two CLs in a row.

The Demon of Carthage wrote:We've reached the semi-final of the CL seven years in a row - something no other club has managed in the tournament's modern history.

It pains me to know that there's a real possibility for that record to come to an end this year at the hands of PSG.

Zidane has built a very strong case for himself to leave Madrid through the backdoor after winning two CLs in a row.

He needs to leave now. There is no hope for him

How does lucas Vasquez somehow find his way onto the pitch? Unbelievable.

Absolutely disagree with Benzema being any good and really really disagree with him being a threat but say what. Zidane really needs to go, I don't care if he lucks his way into another CL victory. Just go. Take Benzema with him too.

I know this is his coaching. Every corner and free kick, Casemiro is attacking it like Shearer in his prime. Of course, it's not a given you're gonna score and when the ball is headed out, we are absolutely vulnerable to any counter. Doesn't matter the team. Where is our DM? Still in the opposition box. You know who runs back? Either Modric or Isco. Two men who are not known for their defensive capabilities.

Modric was our beat defender today smh

Asensio looked like a castilla bench player out there. Embarrassing

FennecFox7 wrote:

Mr Nick09 wrote:Carvajal positioning on that second goal is embarrassing.

We've been calling hakimi shit and all but to be honest carvajal has been pretty bad too. A summer clear out is needed. Starting with zidane. He has no balls

Carvajal should never ever leave Madrid. He's an elite RB.
When there's only one player playing badly, it's on them. When the entire team are playing like a bunch of amateurs, it's on the coach.

I would only get rid of the BBC from the current roster, the rest are amazingly talented footballers who would turn into absolute Gods if coached properly.

The priority is for Zidane and Benzema to leave asap. The former is tactically clueless and a nepotist of the highest order, while the latter is the worst CF in Europe's top five leagues.

i can't blame Asensio, Zidane is not teaching him anything to improve as a professional.

What Zidane is doing is riding on some players form until it stops and then he benches them for a while.

It's hard to be 21 playing few games and then being expected to deliver everytime he comes on. Given that there is no clear tactic, no clear gameplan that everyone abides to, things are more difficult

Clutch is correct in saying Asensio looks awful, that is true. But given his circumstance, would you, a 21 year old really try hard when you know it won't matter? No matter what, Zidane is playing that 11 regardless of form. And then there is the coaching part, to which, I doubt he is being coached properly.

Dani is a fine full back who is prone to foolish errors but he does way more good than bad. Hakimi does not have skill to play for Madrid, I'm sorry. Just a bad comparison. We've went to bat with Dani and he has proven himself. Hakimi hasn't.

The Demon of Carthage wrote:

FennecFox7 wrote:

Mr Nick09 wrote:Carvajal positioning on that second goal is embarrassing.

We've been calling hakimi shit and all but to be honest carvajal has been pretty bad too. A summer clear out is needed. Starting with zidane. He has no balls

Carvajal should never ever leave Madrid. He's an elite RB.
When there's only one player playing badly, it's on them. When the entire team are playing like a bunch of amateurs, it's on the coach.

I would only get rid of the BBC from the current roster, the rest are amazingly talented footballers who would turn into absolute Gods if coached properly.

The priority is for Zidane and Benzema to leave asap. The former is tactically clueless and a nepotist of the highest order, while the latter is the worst CF in Europe's top five leagues.

pretty much, the priority is to clear out all of BBC, all of them. i read about CR getting an extension and i laugh. he needs to go man, he is finished.

I will never stop saying that this team is poorly coached and poorly organised. the failings we see from some players, the error in positioning, the gaps between the lines, the midnless possession... we might as well promote Pintus to head coach

This does not apply to Ramos btw. He is un-coachable.

As bad as the coaching is, it's still embarrassing to struggle against Levante of all teams. The players we have on the team, shouldn't struggle against Levante whether ferguson was our coach or Bruce arena.

^ When you see elite players struggling against modest teams it's either because they're badly coached or are no longer motivated.

In our case, it's both.

Really hard to stay fired up as a player when you have teammates like Benzema getting paid for walking while you're killing yourself running up and down the field to win the ball back only to watch that same very player lose it again.

I could never blame the likes of Asensio and Ceballos for losing interest. How could they not? They could fly to God and back and still wouldn't start ahead of any member of the BBC.

what kills me even more is to hear all players repeat what zidane has been saying for months. "we are playing well"

spending spree this summer, most definitely

i chuckled to myself when madrid based media outlet kept lauding us midweek how 'we are back to our best', its funny how they never get tired of the 'we are back', or 'player x is back' routine, when we're million points behind, they've done that routine for years

The Demon of Carthage wrote:Really hard to stay fired up as a player when you have teammates like Benzema getting paid for walking while you're killing yourself running up and down the field to win the ball back only to watch that same very player lose it again.

I could never blame the likes of Asensio and Ceballos for losing interest. How could they not? They could fly to God and back and still wouldn't start ahead of any member of the BBC.

I said it in another post. Zidane doesn't have the balls to.
I mean he has nothing to lose at this point. People can say "oh just look at our bench" but who's fault is that?

The club's and managers. Because there's no way in hell someone can convince me that Zidane did not have a say in transfers.

Just to remind all and sundry, Giampaolo Pazzini scored a last minute equaliser against Madrid in 2018. Pazzini. (Insert swear word) Pazzini.

Excusing me but was that supposed to be embarrassing? My bar is way lower now, thanks Zidane