Quote from: Shadiq on Today at 11:09:30 AM

Quote from: Hewlet on Today at 10:42:12 AM

coming back from last season where they struggleed a lot, what fans are hoping to see is a real madrid that is strong enough to show that things have started working well for them. another game without giving Rodrygo a playing time is something that is not good at all for a star in the capacity of rdrygo. this tells of what impact a change of coach can caue to a player. the season is just at it early phase but we can still say that real madrid is yet to have that shape we are expecting to see from them.

I was not happy at all with the match and my expectations were not met at all. From my point of view, Real Madrid did not win the match yesterday, they lost. I must say that the goal they scored in the penalty shootout was supported by the referee. Because the replay clearly showed that it was not a penalty but that the player fell deliberately. However, it is part of the game.
But the most surprising thing for me was that they did not create any scoring chances. Instead, they were caught by Osasuna's defense and could not break their defense. I found two decisions by the referee quite surprising, one being the penalty decision and the other being the red card decision, which was completely unnecessary and I think was unfounded.

Real Madrid's performance is indeed very poor. It's clear that some players seem to be just running around the pitch and they don't have a clear strategy when building attacks.
Now many are starting to criticize Xabi Alonso. This is very bad for him, who is still in his development at Real Madrid. If he can't withstand this pressure, I don't think Alonso will make much progress, and there's a strong possibility he will be sacked before the end of the season if he fails to make a significant improvement compared to their performance in the first week.