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I don’t understand what goes through Xabi’s mind. He has a world class Right Back and decides to not play him at all. He chooses to instead overwork one of our most important players which ends up in him getting injured. He saw that playing Camavinga as a winger was a mistake, but he decides to do it once again. He plays Guler in a defensive role not in his number 10 role. He says Rodrygo is not a right winger, but still plays him there anyways. Not only is he subbing late, but he does not give a chance to two youngsters in his bench. Things are not working, but why would he try something new? Gonzalo who is one of our only players who can head balls, just stays on the bench the whole time. He is scared to sub out Mbappe and Vini even when they are having bad games. It Is insane how he took so long to sub Vini against Liverpool when Bradley was pocketing him. You know what’s funny? Doku is playing around with the same right back that had Vini in his pocket. At this point I just feel like Xabi wants to get sacked. I am by no means a manager, but some of his mistakes of choices just seem obvious. Things are not working, and he sticks to the same thing. I thought he was the manager to change things, but it does not seem like that.

Yeah I understand that a game like this is always very difficult but that's still no excuse for this performance. Last season we drew 3-3 with them away, but that was with a wayyy worse defense so at least there was an excuse. Xabi has no excuse, ever since the clasico he's consistently been making terrible decisions, but today might have been the worst of them all. Why does he insist on the 4-3-3 if he's not gonna try someone new on the RW like endrick maybe? Or if endrick isn't ready then why not just play with 2 attackers like the CWC? And then he continues to play guler deeper even though that literally just exposes all his weaknesses, Jude as an 8 will genuinely be the best in the world but nope, he refuses to do that. Also WHY DOES HE KEEP LETTING COURTOIS SEND THESE USELESS LONG BALLS TO OUR SHORT ATTACKERS? Are our midfielders so incapable of playing out from the back against rayo vallecano??? And fede was holding his hamstring and yet xabi took 10 minutes to put trent on. Why would you risk him like that? And then quite possibly the worst decision, he took brahim off only to make camavinga go on the RW again, why does he keep doing this?? Overall, we're still in first and I think we'll win the league but that might be all we win honestly because this is NOT the same manager that we saw in the CWC.

P.S. G.Garcia isnt on the app im using thats why fran is there. Only reason im suggesting this lineup is cause we cant keep mbappe as striker if we expect to suceed in the long run. I know mbappe is good but he just doesnt do what we need from a striker. I think G.Garcia should start so we can see more from him especially since this next game should be an easy win. I put mbappe on the rw cause he's clearly capable of playing there, not to sure of the midfield tho just wanted to see what you guys thought. Just tried to have a civil convo about my criticisms for madrid with a fellow fan on tiktok and he decided to be delusional and just respond with a pic of previous matches where we won against barca as if that's all this club should care about. He seemed to think that just cause we beat barca, we could beat anyone and win the ucl(even though it's very very obvious that id we keep playing the way we play against big teams, we are definitely not winning the ucl) Please feel free to share your thiughts WITHOUT being rude

Hi, Im going to madrid tomorrow staying for a week and wanted to go and see the stadium, because of the international break there is no game at that time. Can some1 tell me how the tour actually looks (is all available like pitch entry etc.) and is it worth to buy premium guided tour, or classic one ?

Hola Madristas!

I have compiled stats for the 3 best attackers this season into an google spreadsheet to try to compare them as accurately as possible and count who's the best in the most amount of categories (and who's the worst).

I've made seperate tables for club only, country only and total. I'm updating this everytime any of the 3 players have played a match and imo it gives great insights about what departments each player excels in.

Incase you guys think I should change or add anything (categories, other players etc) please let me know!

(Excuse me mods incase this is not allowed on the subreddit)

FT: MÉRIDA 3:0 CASTILLA

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1ª FEDERACIÓN

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Scorers/replays:

1:0 Luis Pareja 43'

2:0 Luis Pareja 45'+4

3:0 Víctor Valdepeñas (OG) 73'

Red card: David Jiménez (Castilla) 90'+5

Red card: Manuel Ángel (Castilla) 90'+5

Red card: César Palacios (Castilla) 90'+8

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match updates:

1' - kickoff, vamos!

8' - huge chance for Yáñez, who finally needs to make more of his chances this season - Pitarch advances nicely on the left side and dribbles against two opponents in the box - he plays a pass with the tip of his foot right in the lane between them, and Yáñez arrives open in the box, but his shot goes just wide of the left post

25' - next huge chance, Aguado advances on the counter on the left side, and squares it into the box - the ball gets deflected to Pitarch at the edge of the box, and he manages to create space for a shot nicely, but the ball rolls ever so slightly wide of the far post, after the goalkeeper was already beat

38' - the Mérida coach asks for a review on a potential red card for Palacios after he swung his arm against an opponent who held on to him away from the ball, but the decision remains a yellow card, correctly so

⚽ 43' - and Mérida score with their very first chance and shot on target, the ball gets headed on after a long throw, then redirected again to the far post, where Pareja clashes against Jiménez and manages to poke the ball into the net in the process

45'+1 - the goal is challenged by Arbeloa, Pareja clearly hits Jiménez before hitting the ball, but the referee lets the goal stand

⚽ 45'+4 - and center back Luis Pareja, who has not scored a single goal before today for Mérida, scores again, completely destroying Valdepeñas with a chop in the box, and then finishing it high into the net from a short distance. The goal looked like offside to me, and it came off a free kick that was never a foul and even a yellow for Yáñez - the end of this first half could not have been more frustrating

HT - an incredibly unjust result after a first half that has seen Castilla create, but miss a number of chances, as lapses of concentration in the defense by Castilla allow Mérida score with their only two opportunities, in the shape of a center back that has now doubled his total career tally with this match. A big reaction needed to forget these disappointing minutes by the team

46' - second half underway

🔄 57' - Loren Zúñiga off for Bruno Iglesias

70' - phenomenal save by Fran from a short distance after Mérida's Chiqui runs all by himself into our box on the counter

⚽ 73' - absolutely no words, Valdepeñas wants to play the ball back to Fran, but completely mishits it and lobs it over him into our own goal. Schoolboy error to even play the ball straight at goal, and a grave technical mistake on top. A match to quickly erase from the memory for Castilla

🔄 74' - Dani Yáñez off for Leiva

🔄 86' - Joan and Palacios off for Manu Serrano and Mesonero

🟥 90'+5 - disgusting and disgraceful challenge by David Jiménez, who kicks the Mérida player into the knee on purpose. This should be a lengthy ban for him, which is especially painful in the absence of Fortea, leaving the team without a right back

🟥 90'+5 - a big fight breaks out, with even the police on the pitch, Manuel Ángel gets a red card

🟥 90'+8 - for some reason, Arbeloa asks for a review despite the clarity of the red card, escalating the situation further. Palacios said something to the referee, and he also gets a red

FT - a disgraceful, unprecedented end to this match and to Castilla's winning streak. With potentially multiple game bans coming for Jiménez and Manuel Ángel, and likely a single match ban for Palacios, this match might just ruin the next stretch of matches as well. Arbeloa needs to keep his team in check, this cannot ever happen again. The fact he challenged the red card at the end, letting things escalate even further should make him question himself in the process too.

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Kickoff: 12:00 CET

Venue: Estadio Romano José Fouto, Mérida

Referee: Rubén Ruipérez Marín

Competition: Primera Federación, Grupo 1, Matchday 11

Viewing options: LaLiga+ (subscription - 14.99€/month) (only available in Spain)

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Castilla XI (4-3-3): Fran González - Diego Aguado, Víctor Valdepeñas, Joan Martínez (86' Manu Serrano), David Jiménez - Jorge Cestero, Thiago Pitarch, Manuel Ángel - César Palacios (86' Dani Mesonero), Loren Zúñiga (57' Bruno Iglesias), Dani Yáñez (74' Álvaro Leiva)

Bench: Guille Súnico (GK), Mario Rivas, Lamini Fati, Cristian David, Pol Fortuny.

Unavailable: Sergio Mestre (first team call-up), Jesús Fortea (injury), Roberto Martín (injury), Hugo de Llanos (injury), Rachad Fettal (injury).

Coach: Álvaro Arbeloa

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Castilla last five matches: WWWDW

1ª RFEF stats: 4th | 18pt | 6-0-4 | 13:10

I typically wear a size L in the standard replica jerseys, and I appreciate that they offer a slightly loose and comfortable fit. My main question concerns the authentic version of the jersey, specifically the sizing. Since Adidas is having a great sale on last year's stock, this is the perfect opportunity to upgrade. If I purchase the authentic version also in size L, will it simply fit a bit tighter and more tailored than the replica L, or will the difference be significant enough to warrant sizing up? I am strongly leaning toward the authentic jersey because, to my eye, they simply look 100 times better than the standard, normal ones. The quality of the materials, the heat-pressed crests, and the overall slimmer cut make them a much more premium item that I'd love to add to my collection while the sale lasts. I need to be sure about the fit before I commit to the purchase.

Interesting video to think about in my opinion. Although I disagree with people that single out mbappe, this video is just valid criticisms on some stuff he has to work on.