Apparently the cameras were on him for this game too as part of his documentary he’s apparently doing at the moment.
Madrid knocked out the cup by Barca, beaten by Barca in the league and completely battered by Ajax on exit of the CL. I know our week was a bit sh*t but this certainly takes the edge off it a bit. Just goes to show what a 1 Man team they were. How ironic Zidane left around that time too, knew the team was all about one player so he can leave his managerial reign untarnished...bottle job of a manager when he actually has to do anything other than rely on Ronaldo.
I don't know if they are a one man team. Look at their squad. Interestingly in the last 10 years, Barcelona have won 7 league titles, Madrid 2 and Atletico 1. A squad with as much depth as Madrid's you would have thought would have won more. I think they were more concerned with the CL. Concentrating all your efforts on that could explain their recent success particularly given the squad they have. However, this has led to a gradual decline in intensity, required less of a turnover of players maybe, because of the CL success. I think they definitely played through Ronaldo. He had a free reign to ghost around the front and tuck it away. He had a great supply line. He went and they have no plan B. Which sounds like a one man team funnily enough but its more their overall strategy was particularly weighted to him. I think they wne thtis way because of the whole La Liga Messi-Ronaldo thing gave much more money to that league and these two teams in particular and probably UEFA so it was fostered. Probably intentionally by the interested parties.
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