It is obvious that both Mbappe and Vini can't play together. They both equally have poor work rates (you can see the kilometers ran by both of them Vs. Bayern).

Vini's constant antics on the pitch and his inconsistent form should have been enough for any board to let this player go but instead of supporting the manager, they sacked him...

The club should have allowed Xabi to sideline Vini and play with Mbappe as our winger.

On my mother's life, he is playing against us.

These are the words that need to be written at the entrance of Bernabeu.

I have never seen a more selfish player, huge ego, constantly crying and complaining , not passing, trying the same tactics that result in losing the ball every time.

Great quote, Big Benz.

Well. At least the team has great spirit and friendship now with Arbeloa. No need to work hard anymore. Why doesn’t Arbeloa resign he keeps blaming himself for every loss, and if he himself is admitting that he is the reason for every defeat then it is time for him to consider resigning.

Real Madrid needs a coach like Mourinho for a few months, a coach that can disciplin this squad. No, I don’t believe Mourinho is the long term solution.

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As soon as mbappe returned to the starting lineup we haven't won a single game. Ofc correlation doesn't = causation, but there's enough evidence of this duo not working for the past season. Both of them are extremely lazy, vini's decision making has gone down the drain, and mbappe's positioning is complete garbage most of the time which leads to our midfielders being obstructed. If vini was still in his 2024 form then I would want mbappe sold, but that vini's never coming back so I guess maybe he should be sold. Honestly idk what the solution is at this point because replacing vini is almost impossible as wellso who knows what the board will do. Either way we're most likely never winning anything with these 2 as our main attackers

I am not gonna ask others to perform a tactical analysis of Mbappé's effect on the team. I believe if someone has not been able to see it by now... well, it's hardly gonna change.

But please, just try to search for the pattern. Do you not find it a bit weird how Mbappé leaves PSG, after years where the team seems dysfunctional, good for sure, but lacking the consistency, the final click for them to win the UCL... and they mmediately win it? And, at the same time, Mbappé joins a young Real Madrid that has just won a league + Champions League double, with only TWO defeats in the whole season despite the many injuries, with a Barça that is broke... and the team losses all important trophies next season? Getting manhandled in every Clásico? Humiliated by an Arsenal team with Merino upfront?

Now, of course, this is something that can happen: after all, PSG were close to reaching the UCL final with Mbappé on his last year, and went out after missing chance after chance against BVB; at the same time, it iisnt unheard of that a team wins the Champions League and then dips the season after; it has happened to Madrid before.

But fast forward to the next season... and it's still the same. PSG are looking like the current favourites to win the UCL again and Madrid are more than likely losing the last chance of silverware on Wednesday. This despite spending quite a lot in the Summer to adress some of the team's problems and the fact that the supposedly best player in the world is on his second season in Spain, already acclimatized to the country and the team.

And the best thing is that this pattern repeats inside the season itself. The team was playing some of its best football in the whole year, it had deservedly knocked out City despite the many injuries and convincingly won the derby against Atlético. But the turtle is back and all of a sudden... horrible game against Mallorca, very shaky game against Bayern and again a bad performance against Girona.

The best way to judge his negative impact is watching the games. But just a quick look at the results allows us to establish a very clear ccause effect relationship. How many more seasons like this are needed to see it?

Another weak game from the boys. Yes, the ref didn't give a clear penalty, but a team of our caliber shouldn't depend on it. We should have played much better, in this game and throughout the league, and won the title once more. Barça is not gonna be crowned champions because they are a better team than us, but because we served the title to them on a silver platter.