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The plot thickens
The point gap between Real and Barca has decreased to one point, but now we also are 1 point behind behind Atletico. We have a game in hand, but given our latests performances we might drop points again. Next week is Barcelona vs Atletico and we play against Sevilla.
Our worst season under Ancelotti
Not only the worst season under Ancelotti, but it is the 6th worse LL start (after 17 games) by Real Madrid over the last 13 years.
Ancelotti’s Real Madrid after the first 17 La Liga matches:
– 2013/14 season: 41 points
– 2014/15 season: 42 points
– 2021/22 season: 42 points
– 2022/23 season: 39 points
– 2023/24 season: 42 points
– 2024/25 season: 37 points pic.twitter.com/s8Hq4mnRNj— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) December 15, 2024
Will Ancelotti survive this season?
This is not the first time Ancelotti’s job has been in danger this season.
There were already rumours after the Champions League defeats against Milan and Liverpool, but the club decided to give him one last shot, with Solari ready as a replacement. @jorgecpicon @relevo pic.twitter.com/b0T28bE63F
— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) December 15, 2024
Loconté Analysis
People shocked that Barcelona lost to Leganes shows they just don’t watch enough La Liga.
Leganes are such a buggy hard to beat team & Barça has a coach who ran everyone to the ground (as I said before even in August) & burned his players out.
Nothing shocking there.
— Loconté (@Loconteee) December 15, 2024
I have hated 99.9% of things Ancelotti done this season — but you lot were creaming over “fútbol”’the competition was giving.
Here we are. And Ancelotti STILL despite getting 9/10 things wrong — has been unlucky to certain extents with injuries (some caused by him).
— Loconté (@Loconteee) December 15, 2024
Jude is out of this world
He achieved a new record, by scoring in six consecutive La Liga matches as a non-striker.T he last player to achieve this feat was Roque Olsen, a former Real Madrid player who also scored in six straight matches 72 years ago.
Poll Time
As reported above, if Ancelotti is sacked, it’s likely that Solari is appointed as interim coach.
