Real Madrid UCL Group Stage 2019

halamadrid2 wrote:Disaster of a half. Like they told eachother to give up at half time. Terrible attitude

Kroos atrocious this game

Kroos has too much on his shoulders in midfield.

Hazard should not have started this game. He still looks off.

Again, Jovic looks so lethargic. I don't know why. Better Zidane brought on Rodgrygo at least he has some energy.

In all honesty, I don't blame any player, this is all Zidane.

Poor coaching.

I actually think the first goal by di Maria was a very nice snappy finish, he should get more credit for it.

i can't even remember us being a threat. did we even have a shot on target? very forgettable game sigh, i just hope these guys don't get fragile and start wetting the bed in our next games after this blow

sportsczy wrote:I think you should legitimately expect your goalkeeper to make a save now and then...

I think the bigger problem is that your opponent's GK didn't make a save at all.

It's incredible how many Madrid fans go to the GK discussion when it's the smallest of our problems.

At least we've got a great proactive coach who never makes the same subs each game and subs players in because they can improve our team and not because he decided before the game who to put on.

titosantill wrote:i can't even remember us being a threat. did we even have a shot on target? very forgettable game sigh, i just hope these guys don't get fragile and start wetting the bed in our next games after this blow

First time in 578 games we didn't have a shot on target. And that's all on Zidane.

Not Courtois as some people would like to claim.

Freeza wrote:

titosantill wrote:i can't even remember us being a threat. did we even have a shot on target? very forgettable game sigh, i just hope these guys don't get fragile and start wetting the bed in our next games after this blow

First time in 578 games we didn't have a shot on target. And that's all on Zidane.

Not Courtois as some people would like to claim.

sportsczy wrote:We had two disallowed goals.  Bale had a couple of GREAT opportunities and barely missed the target.  Hazard had a great one too and barely missed.  Benzema put a free header just wide in the second half.

We had chances.  But not very many because our midfield wasn't good.

And yes, goalkeeping is a HUGE problem.  In an away CL game where you're set up to counter attack, letting in a soft goal early in the game changes everything.  With our injuries and suspensions, we didn't have a lot of options.  James isn't a CM and he was forced to play that role... he doesn't have the work rate.

Hazard was coming back from injury and couldn't play 90 mins.  Bale didn't have 90 mins in him either.  Who else did we have on the bench other than Jovic, Lucas and Vinicius?  I'm curious.

Our issues were goalkeeping, injuries/suspensions and intensity.

I WILL ADD.... if you don't understand the impact of soft goals and a defense who doesn't trust the goalkeeper, you've never kicked a ball in organized football in your life.

its like you only had a bum like origi to get you out of trouble ffs. dude you spent £350mil this season and you had world class players to start with. madrid fans for the most part are unreal.

We have saboteurs playing for us, Kroos, Lurch, Bale ... can't win with those scrubs

play Areola Brahim Valverde, just not those

Unique wrote:

Freeza wrote:

titosantill wrote:i can't even remember us being a threat. did we even have a shot on target? very forgettable game sigh, i just hope these guys don't get fragile and start wetting the bed in our next games after this blow

First time in 578 games we didn't have a shot on target. And that's all on Zidane.

Not Courtois as some people would like to claim.

This thread is gold man

Valkyrja wrote:We have saboteurs playing for us, Kroos, Lurch, Bale ... can't win with those scrubs

play Areola Brahim Valverde, just not those

How can you blame Kroos?

The guy is playing himself in midfield.

Blame Zidane. He has not been coaching this team.

He is relying on individual brilliance. Time to coach.

I blaming everyone for that loss including Nick tbh.

IMO, expect many more of these type of games this season!

One thing I am sure about, was my decision to sell my season ‘s tickets for this year!

I look forward to next season when Mbappe arrives and Zidane is replaced.

You have a good point Doc about Nick. If I recall he wanted Courtois, Hazard, Zidane and also was supportive of Zidane’s disastrous recruitment this summer.

Maybe we should fire Nick first, before Zidane!

futbol_bill wrote:I look forward to next season when Mbappe arrives and Zidane is replaced.

And I look forward to The Andromeda–Milky Way collision. Wanna bet which one will happen first?

Having Laudrup commentate the game while Zidane was coaching was a terrible experience.

Laudrup is an actual football genius and Zidane is just Forest Gump of football. Insane luck and incredible idiocy

We do not have the players, midfield, or goalkeeper (sports is 100% right about thibu.. he is awful) to play a high line and to play the style zizou wants.

We look bad because
- we can't press
- we have zero athleticism.

Zidane's style requires a massive amount of athleicism and hustle.. why do you think he's making everyone run so much?

He needs to drop the ego and change our style of play. We can't do a high press, we have an unathletic midfield and team. Only good athletes this team has is casemiro, bale, mendy, and MAYBE benzema. 2 of these players don't defend.

What I would do is run a mid-low block and switch to a 4-5-1. We need to cover our weakness in the midfield. and we need to play on the counter. It's pretty much the best chance this team has.

Myesyats wrote:

Unique wrote:

Freeza wrote:

First time in 578 games we didn't have a shot on target. And that's all on Zidane.

Not Courtois as some people would like to claim.

This thread is gold man

i love Madrid fans for this reason mate, they stay the best/worst (depending on how you want to look at it) at giving their players shit when things are going wrong.

I will never understand the hate on Bale who is probably their most dynamic attacker and has a phenomenal goalscoring record for them.

Pure bull shit Zz has no style, no structure and nothing, even garbage la Liga teams defend and attack better than rm, cause they have a plan they are trying to execute, regardless of the players they have, let's not act like Zidane hadn't thought pogba solve this rubbish cause he faster than kroos, where the tactics?

Zz is clearly depending on the players qualities to do something in games, every game the players look clueless on what to do its obvious Zz is just a man manager, pogba, mbappe and neymar would still come 3rd in LA liga with the way rm plays and every player trying to be the man.

carvajal leaves the same gap every week and no sign Zidane adjusting or carvajal just using his freaking brain, this team is filled with morons who play like they making YouTube skills vids, but when its time to defend no one look like they can be bothered, opponents know what Zz is trying to do, its easy to defend and counter, all summer chasing pogba so he can has a excuse when the midfield get stomped, hope he gets fired before pogba comes would be sweet irony.

You'll think Zizou would see that but the man is ridiculously stubborn in his ways.