All that talk of righting the ship turned out to be bluster as in the Copa Del Rey return leg
against Alcorcon at the Bernabeu, Real was able to muster only one goal through Rafel Van Der
Vaart. The yellow jerseys of Alcorcon were everywhere as they stifled Raul, Gago, Van Nistelrooy,
Kaka, and Lassana Diarra.
Without Cristiano Ronaldo, the Merengues lacked creativity and an attacking spark.
Karim Benzema and Kaka both had an unmemorable outing. It was the supporting cast of Granero,
Marcelo and Raul that provided the threat and in the second half Royston Drenthe had his
moments.
Pellegrini turned defensive with Lass and Alonso creating redundancy in the holding midfielder
positions, with Alonso a bit more adventurous.
Manuel Pellegrini's coaching career at Real is in danger. The shocking defeat at the hands of
lowly Alcorcon has sent shock waves through the echelons of the most decorated football club in the
world.
Jorge Valdano and Florentino Perez have given the Chilean the Getafe match this weekend and the
return match against Milan in the Champions League next week to prove himself.
The Spanish media really want Manuel Pellegrini gone. They are playing up a war of words that
Guti appears to have had with the gaffer during the Madrid vs Alcorcon match.
Two goals by Gonzalo "El Pipita " Higuain had Manuel Pellegrini pumping his hands Wenger style.
It was a must win for the Merengues over Getafe as the knives were out for Pelligrini.
After the match, Pelligrini said that the club had "recovered its spirit." He praised Higuain "
What he did today did not surprise me.
Aunque solamente hayan transcurrido cinco fechas de la Liga Española, ya se pueden hacer ciertos
balances a la hora de evaluar el nivel del torneo. Es más, incluso antes de que ‘‘la mejor
liga del mundo'' según ciertas voces diera comienzo, un servidor ya habÃa formado su opinión
acerca de lo que verÃamos este año en el paÃs ibérico.
