Pellegrini Going?

Of course there have been calls for Pellegrini to leave Real Madrid and thus far the club has supported him. What really caught my attention was that he left Sergio Ramos out of the squad for yesterday's debacle because, according to Pellegrini, he thought the red Ramos received in a league match at the weekend meant he was unavailable. That is worse than when Avram Grant wrote out a team sheet with 10 names. It is borderline unbelievable. Is there any country where cards from one competition apply to another? And even if the answer to that question is yes, Pellegrini has been coaching in Spain's first division for years and should know the rules. When thinking of how that influenced the result of the match... maybe it doesn't look so bad. Madrid held a clean sheet and Ramos presence wide on the right may have threatened but it probably wouldn't have produced another 4 goals. But it does suggest that perhaps Pellegrini's focus on the job at hand is not as sharp as it should be.

On a lighter note I liked the way he handled questions about his decision to bring Marcelo on for Lass. He said he wanted to make sure Lass wasn't hurt and "he wasn't going to score four goals by himself anyway". That made me laugh, and it is true. Still, is an extra defender in place of a holding MF what you want when you are trying to pump in goals? Another move that keeps the doubt buzzing.

In other Pellegrini crisis news there are rumors that Guti may be on his way out at the window. His agent has suggested he may go to Inter, although he admits there has been no contact from the club. Why would Inter want him? I said something similar about Wesley Sneijder and he has turned out to be their best midfielder, but I really don't see Guti moving to the San Siro.