Quote from: slapper on Today at 03:42:26 AM

That reckless Mbappé red card was just embarrassing. He must calm down. Four straight reds now in career? Kylian, you are better than that

I'm hearing that Mbappe will miss only one game. If that is true, then this league is not fair at all. That challenge deserves at least a 2-match ban, and that's if the committee is lenient with Mbappe. That was a reckless challenge that could have sent Blanco to the hospital.
He was frustrated, and he allowed himself to be indisciplined. Things like that should be punished so players know what they stand to lose when they make a reckless decision.

Quote from: slapper on Today at 03:42:26 AM

Is Ancelotti, though, losing control of the dressing room? Consider this: Kroos retired; Modrić is 39 and plays part-time; the young guns - Camavinga, Tchouaméni, Bellingham - are gifted but need seasoned leadership. Barca, meantime, has that cohesiveness, that vitality, hell, they have young people going about with the confidence of legends

Ancelotti needs to leave, in my honest opinion. He's out of ideas. Madrid doesn't press anymore, they allow their opponent to have so much time and confidence on the ball.
In my opinion, Madrid's major problem is the midfield. Anybody Madrid plays against dominates them in midfield. It shouldn't be so. They need a natural DM and a creative CM, except they can take Belligham to sit in midfield and get a player like Wirtz to play the AM that Belligham plays.
The problem of Madrid is not difficult to fix; they have a good team already, just a little additional like a DM, AM and FBs and they will be good, but I doubt Carlo will be the one to lead that project. I believe he will leave at the end of the season.