The Spaniard has taken out time to discuss the latest defeat suffered by Los Blancos and has suggested that it was due to the mismanagement of their manager
Former Real Madrid director of football, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Valdano, has expressed that Jose Mourinho’s arrogance and wrong decisions have harmed the nine-time European champions.
Los Merengues travelled to Andalusia in order to lock horns with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Pellegrini’s Malaga CF this past Saturday. The match that took place at the Estadio La Rosaleda saw the visitors lose with the final score of 3-2. It was a
massively competitive affair, however, it was the home side who came out on top.
As the match started, it could easily be determined that it will be a close call. The game’s progress saw the hosts take the lead after a strike by Isco. The first goal was followed by an own goal by Sanchez which brought Madrid
back on terms.
However, the visitors could not capitalize on their position and fell victim to some great counter attacking by the home side. Two goals by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roque-Santa-Cruz-c31778 gave Malaga the all important lead which they were able to defend until
the final whistle.
Although http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350 found the back of the net as the fixture neared its conclusion, the goal could only serve as consolation for the Whites.
The defeat takes Los Vikingos 16 points behind their arch rivals http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 who continue to dominate the league standings.
The most interesting thing about the match was the fact that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 was benched by Jose Mourinho prior to the start of the match. Many believe that this could have been the reason behind the defeat suffered by Madrid.
"Mourinho has a peculiar relationship with his squad but this is really upping the stakes," Valdano told Cadena SER.
"This was a show of power; he was wielding his authority on a club legend. I imagine it was a technical decision, that he trusted a lot in Adan's ability, because it doesn't make sense to bring disciplinary decisions into the starting line-up," he added.
"If you do that, you punish the team. It was a big decision and I imagine he had thought about it for a long time, even though I don't know the true reasons behind it."
Real Madrid are currently 3rd in the Spanish La Liga’s league standings.
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