In all honesty I had to check a second website to make sure this wasn't a gag. Real Madrid lost the first leg of their Copa del Rey series to Alcorcon 4-0! This is unbelievable by itself, but take into consideration that a) they went out shamefully last year as well and b) the side Madrid put on the field included Arbeloa, Albiol, Gago, Granero, Raul and Benzema and this has to be in the top 5 most embarrassing Madrid losses of all time.
Since they only managed a meager draw away at Gijon last weekend and got popped at the Bernabeu by AC Milan during the week, naturally calls for Pellegrini's resignation are coming down. It is only natural that someone has to pay the price here, and it may be him. But really who is out there? Does anyone really think what is wrong here is the manager? They finished second in one of the elite leagues in the world then added Karim Benzema, The Greasy One, Kaka, Xabi Alonso, and put two Spanish internationals in their backline.
I still really can't get my head around this. They may be able to turn it around in the second leg, but this is a stain that won't come out in the wash. And like I mentioned before, the margin for error in the league is minuscule. Not only are they chasing the Barcelona machine but a very good Sevilla team is only 3 points back. On current form Sevilla are clearly better than Madrid, and they are in the enviable position of having a perfect record in Europe so far. With their passage to the knockout rounds secure they can prioritize their league matches until the new year. On the other hand Madrid may have a real fight on their hands in a group where they still have to go away to Marseille and Milan. I think Real Madrid will go through but things are very sticky right now at the Bernabeu.
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