5 reasons why 2015 has been one of the worst years for Real Madrid in recent history
Real Madrid will want to forget 2015 in a hurry and will probably be thanking their lucky stars that just three weeks remain until the new year is upon us. It has been a horrific 12 months for Los Blancos, both on and off of the pitch, and some of which was their own doing.Rafael Benitez has had to bear the brunt of supporters ire, but the wounds cut much, much deeper than the manager. That Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez are clearly underwhelmed by his appointment is a convenient excuse for buck passing.The seeds of Real’s annus horribilis were sown well before Benitez took charge...
#1 Heaviest defeat in four years to Atletico Madrid
Carlo Ancelotti’s Real side were a lot more expansive and pleasing on the eye than the version which is ending 2015. The manager was also more well-liked and respected in the dressing room.
However the fact remains that the Italian ended up with no silverware at all and to that end, despite a win percentage that was the best in the clubs’ history to that point, Florentino Perez had some justification in removing him and replacing him with Rafael Benitez.
One of the worst outings under his tutelage was just across town to the Vicente Calderon in the early part of the year.
As has become his trademark, Diego Simeone had Atletico Madrid and their fervent band of supporters right up for the game and Real were completely and comprehensively destroyed by four goals to nil.
It was Real’s heaviest defeat in four years and the nature of the performance and the time in the season it arrived probably started sowing the seed in Perez’s mind as to looking elsewhere.
X-rated viewing if you were a Real Madrid fan.