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  • Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Injury Can End Their Season

    Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Injury Can End Their Season

    A Gareth Bale injury? Real Madrid can handle that. A Cristiano Ronaldo one? Not too sure. The Portuguese star, playing better than anyone in the world right now, is going to be out for three weeks with the thigh injury he picked up against Almeria after everyone thought it was a harmless knock. This kind of injury can mean the end to the title race for Real Madrid, unless the whole concept of this being a one man team is wrong.

  • Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Needs to Finish Better

    Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Needs to Finish Better

    It might be absurd to ask Cristiano Ronaldo, already scoring 8 league goals this season, to do a better job at finishing than he has so far, but Real Madrid seem to be so bad this season when it comes to finishing the chances they are able to create, be it Alvaro Morata or Karim Benzema in the starting lineup, it once again falls on the shoulder of their best player.

  • It Must Be Frustrating to be Cristiano Ronaldo on This Real Madrid Team

    It Must Be Frustrating to be Cristiano Ronaldo on This Real Madrid Team

    Can Cristiano Ronaldo be regarded at some point till the end of his career as the best player in the world? Sure, by some, but he’s lost the popular vote. What’s left for him is to win as much as possible with Real Madrid – La Liga & Champions League titles, only that doesn’t seem to be going too well either.

  • Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Can’t Get More Clutch Than This

    Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Can’t Get More Clutch Than This

    Every bit of criticism poured onto Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti is justified, but most of the time, it doesn’t matter. Cristiano Ronaldo can’t stop scoring goals during injury time, truly making something out of the nothing that is his team’s open play, while Karim Benzema is fading away into obscurity and Isco isn’t as good as advertised.

  • Real Madrid – Angel di Maria is Currently Better Than Gareth Bale

    Real Madrid – Angel di Maria is Currently Better Than Gareth Bale

    There was never any question about Real Madrid going back to their winning ways, but it was still refreshing to see someone either than Cristiano Ronaldo be their best player on the pitch, with Angel di Maria proving his place is in the lineup, and at the moment is a better fit than an injured or healthy Gareth Bale.

  • Real Madrid – Alvaro Morata Has to Start Playing for Karim Benzema

    Real Madrid – Alvaro Morata Has to Start Playing for Karim Benzema

    If Carlo Ancelotti won’t try, he’ll never find out. Instead of giving more credit to the walking zombie of Karim Benzema, giving Alvaro Morata a chance to play as the starting striker might be what Real Madrid need in order to get over some derby humiliation.

  • Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Doesn’t Need Gareth Bale When He Has Isco

    Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Doesn’t Need Gareth Bale When He Has Isco

    The only thing that’s sure and certain about any lineup Real Madrid use this season is Cristiano Ronaldo playing on the left side. The rest doesn’t seem to matter, even if it means Gareth Bale injured right before the start, because Isco has been so good for his new team it doesn’t really make a difference.

  • Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Has Isco to Count On Now

    Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Has Isco to Count On Now

    The start of the Champions League campaign and the chase after the Decima couldn’t have gone any better for Real Madrid, with Cristiano Ronaldo getting his scoring groove on with a hat trick while Isco provided another example of why he has been the perfect signing for the club this summer, leaving his fingerprints on almost anything good that happened on the pitch before he was substituted.

  • Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo & Gareth Bale Forced to Change

    Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo & Gareth Bale Forced to Change

    Beyond the financial numbers of the Gareth Bale arrival to Real Madrid is the simple issue of making it work. Gareth Bale is an excellent player, but one that’s still developing and probably improving. Cristiano Ronaldo is the finished product, and as history has taught us, a slightly fragile one when it comes to his emotions. One of them, or even both of them, will be forced to change.

  • Arsenal FC Transfer Rumors – Interested in Signing Mesut Ozil & Angel di Maria

    Arsenal FC Transfer Rumors – Interested in Signing Mesut Ozil & Angel di Maria

    It seems that the Arsenal chase after Real Madrid players isn’t over. The next couple of guys they’re looking to sign? Mesut Ozil, who reportedly unsettled with his current club due to salary issues and his playing time, while Angel di Maria, who isn’t too keen on leaving, might be included in the deal as well.