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Real Madrid – Mesut Ozil & Angel Di Maria Didn’t Come Through
Maybe Jose Mourinho has a point in deflecting the blame from his own players to the way Manchester United played, but in all fairness, Real Madrid needed more from Cristiano Ronaldo, and more from the talent around him, that didn’t step up – especially Angel Di Maria and Mesut Ozil.
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Real Madrid & Jose Mourinho Needed More From Cristiano Ronaldo
It’s not over yet, but the smell of defeat was in the air. Jose Mourinho had no answers to the Manchester United defense, or a couple of great saves from David de Gea. What he needed the most was Cristiano Ronaldo at his best for more than one half, and more than just a single goal. That didn’t happen, and Real Madrid find themselves not too far from ending their season in February.
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Champions League – Real Madrid vs Manchester United Predictions
The highest profile clash of the Champions Knockout stage begins at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Manchester United will try to achieve what they usually can’t – a good result against Real Madrid.
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Real Madrid – Jose Mourinho Forcing Players to Get Booked Again
Some things never change, even after getting warned and fined about the matter. Jose Mourinho doesn’t care about the league much anymore, preferring to have his best lineup available for the Clasico against Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey. So, once again, he tells Alvaro Arbeloa and Luka Modric (different players from the previous incident) to get booked intentionally.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Real Madrid Interested in David Silva
The popularity contest that is the race for presidency at Real Madrid might lead to an expensive and needless purchase just to satisfy the fans, with David Silva of Manchester City looking to be the player the fans want the club to bring next season.
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Real Madrid – When Cristiano Ronaldo Gets Everything Right
All it took for a potentially complicated match for Real Madrid, as many tend to be this season, was Cristiano Ronaldo deciding to continue his amazing home form this season, scoring a second consecutive Bernabeu hat trick before making his early exit from the game, to get some rest with the Champions League in mind.
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La Liga – Real Madrid vs Sevilla Predictions
Two teams with very different indications for what’s a success and what’s not, but both very disappointed with how the season is going so far: Real Madrid, who have already shifted their main focus from the league to other competitions, and Sevilla, not even in the top half of the table.
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Not Just Cristiano Ronaldo – Footballers Are Ordinary People
It’s easy to criticize someone like Cristiano Ronaldo, doing the job 90% of the world would dream of doing, dating a super model, getting paid huge amounts of money to do so (play football, not date) and then seemingly look ungrateful for it at times. People are people, whether they’re bankers, office workers or mega sport stars.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, A Happy Camper All of a Sudden
If anyone thought the reason that Cristiano Ronaldo was ‘unhappy’ earlier this season because of anything other than money, the timing of his statement that everything is alright within the club so adjacent to the news that Real Madrid will be offering him a new, improved contract, the truth has been revealed.
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Chelsea Next Manager – Jose Mourinho or Antonio Conte
It’s hard to find anyone that believes Rafa Benitez can hang on to his job as Chelsea manager beyond this season, with quite a few others waiting in line to replace him. The question is who does Roman Abramovich want, with the top names on the list looking to be Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte.