What is worrying is the form of Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy, who at the age of 32 seem to have suddenly lost their shooting boots, and have repeatedly wasted the wonderful passes of Licardo and Kaka.

New signings Garay and Van der Vaart were expected to be high but have not been able to integrate into the team.

In the past 5 rounds, Real Madrid has 4 wins and 1 loss, and with the first group stage of the Champions League, Real Madrid has won 5 consecutive games. Barcelona's league record is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and the start is not as smooth as Real Madrid.

After all, Barcelona's new coach takes office, and it takes time to run in.

In the second match of the Champions League group stage on September 30, Real Madrid won a hard-fought 2-1 away win over Zenit St. Petersburg and temporarily topped the group.

Although the team was doing well, Ricardo always felt that something was wrong.

On the pitch, he is most sensitive to subtle changes.

Then on October 5, in the sixth round of La Liga, Real Madrid led twice at home through two goals from Ricardo, but was tied twice, and finally drew with Espanyol 2:2.

Ricardo finally understood what the problem was.

It's in the mentality of the players.

In the last three years, Real Madrid has won 2 Champions League titles and 2 La Liga titles, and for many players, there is no pursuit.

They become lazy, they become lazy, they lose their passion on the pitch, they lose their momentum.

Diarra, who had done well in the first two seasons, is now like a moving piece of.

Cannavaro, who used to be the first defender, is now a big colander.

Even captain Raul was relaxed and started to walk around the field.

There are only a few young players who still have a little bit of passion.

This is easy to see in teams full of honor.

After Manchester United won the treble in '99, their performance fell off a cliff.

In another time and space, after Inter Milan won the treble, it also fell very badly.

Li Cardo had no choice, he could only rely on his own play and try to lead the team forward.

But Real Madrid is no longer the team that was the same as last season.

And the consequences of Baptista being let go have already been reflected, and the team's waist is not hard enough.

In the next 8 rounds of the league, Real Madrid's form was up and down, winning Atletico Madrid away, but being held to a draw by Almeria; Narrowly beat Malaga 5-3 at home, and then lost away to Valladolid and Getafe. 4-4 draw at home to Sevilla......

By the end of the 14th round, Real Madrid had 8 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, and had been left behind by Barcelona.

In the Champions League, the performance was not satisfactory, home and away by Juventus double, fortunately against the weak teams Zenit St. Petersburg and Polisov Bart won the game with difficulty, and finally 6 games, 4 wins and 2 losses, 12 points and Juventus points, but because of the relationship between wins and losses, they qualified for the second place in the group.

Manuel Pellegrini has also come under criticism.

However, to the point, the team played like this, and Pellegrini's responsibility is not the greatest.

There is something wrong with the psychology of the player, he can't do anything, he is a master tactician, not a mental master.

On December 13, Real Madrid played Barcelona away, and Ricardo thought that the national derby would bring some healthy stimulation to the team, but the Real Madrid players were out of form for the whole game.

Although the first 80 minutes were barely held to a draw, Eto'o and Messi scored two goals in the 83rd and 91st minutes to win the game.

After the game, Messi approached Ricardo to change his jersey and said triumphantly: "I finally won you once." ”

Ricardo shot back: "You can catch up with me in the scorer list first." ”

Messi was stunned.

Messi has scored 10 league goals this season, while Ricardo has taken charge of half of Real Madrid's goals, and he has scored a total of 23 goals in 15 league games, which is terrifying!

The media is full of cynicism about Real Madrid, but Ricardo is touted to the sky. It is believed that as long as he is not seriously injured and his attendance is maintained, he will break the long-standing record for the highest goal in La Liga this season.

In the Champions League, he made six appearances and scored as many as eight goals, which is not a low efficiency.

However, Real Madrid is in a slump overall, and the backline is like paper paste, often making his efforts in vain.

Now Ricardo only hopes that the team's hierarchy can see the problem and make up for it during the winter break, otherwise Real Madrid may not have achieved anything this season.

After playing the national derby, Real Madrid flew to the Club World Cup.

In this tournament against the little brothers of Asia, South America and Africa, Real Madrid did not disgrace the European teams. Or maybe it's because the tournament has made the players a little bit fresh, and they finally played two hearty games.

In the semifinals, they defeated Gamba Osaka 6-2; In the final, they beat Quito Sports 3:0 and won this unimportant championship.

Ronaldo has finally found a bit of form, becoming the top scorer of the tournament with four goals, while Ricardo is the most valuable player with two goals and five assists.

Back in Madrid, Real Madrid also continued their good form in their final game before Christmas, beating Valencia 2-0, with a goal each from Carccardo and Sergio Ramos.

At the end of the half, Real Madrid had 9 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, accumulating 30 points and ranking fourth; Barcelona have 13 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, accumulating 41 points. The difference in points between the two teams is as high as 11 points.

Except for those who believe in miracles, everyone knows that Real Madrid has lost their chance to win the La Liga title this season, despite being only halfway through the schedule.

Hopes of a league trifecta have been dashed.

And in the Spanish Copa del Rey, Real Madrid was also eliminated early.

Although Pellegrini has received a lot of doubts and criticisms, because Real Madrid is still moving forward in the Champions League, and after all, he led the team to win the double last season, after all, he is the hero of the team, so there is no risk of being sacked for the time being.

But if he can't reach the top 8 in the Champions League this season, and he can't get the top 3 in the league to qualify for the Champions League, there is no doubt that he will still be fired.

When the winter break came, Ricardo, who won the Ballon d'Or for the third time in a row and the World Footballer of the Year with an absolute advantage, went to Asia, China, Japan, and South Korea.

He then went back to the Brazilian state of Rio to inject new money into Botafogo.

Botafogo had a very good second half of the league and finished third in the league to qualify for next season's Copa Libertadores. And Neymar has also made several appearances in the league and performed well, earning him the reputation of "New Ricardo".

He said in an interview: "I grew up watching Ricardo play, he is my idol, and I feel honored to be compared to my idol. ”

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