Real Madrid – The Faltering Giants

As mentioned above in the subject I would like to shed some light on Real Madrid’s poor performances in La Liga this season.
Although Real have a very good squad on the books, they have not been able to replicate their Champions League form in the national league.
Maybe it is due to the fact that the Spanish club teams have found a way to contain Real while the other European teams haven’t.
Well, whatever the reason may be, looking at the current state of the team, it seems that the players (except a few) are not taking the Liga seriously.
Real has become overly reliant on a last gasp effort to save them from a defeat or a draw.
A good squad on the books, good management, superb history, all are the recipes of a great team.
But apart from the Champions League, they have managed just an average start in the league (by their standards), winning 7, losing 1 and drawing 1 game out of a total 9 games while their local counterparts Atletico de Madrid have enjoyed a great start to the season so far, losing just 1 of the 9 matches played till now. And that record includes a victory over Real at the Santiago Bernebeau.
Moreover those 7 wins consisted a very controversial victory over Elche, in which Real were awarded a last minute penalty.
Also the 3-2 away victory over Levante wasn’t too convincing either. They let the hosts dominate them for most of the match. Had it not been for Morata and Ronaldo, both of whom scored in the dying minutes of the match, Madrid would have succumbed to a shock defeat to the hosts.
During the home fixture against Malaga, Real were dominant throughout the game but failed to finish most of the chances. Angel Di Maria helped Real gain the upper hand through a brilliant effort that found the back of the net. And later in the match Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stoppage time penalty to ensure a victory for the Los Blancos.
Now everything being said, it seems that the players are not playing according to their potential, as we haven’t seen a convincing victory for Real in La Liga for a long time now.
The players will need to step up and perform according to their price tag, otherwise Real will have to settle for an average season this year.
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