Lack of perspective and too much arrogance at Florentino's Real Madrid Opinion - Real Madrid By Jesus Sánchez

It is evident. There has been a lack of proportion between the quality of the Real Madrid squad and the results achieved under Julen Lopetegui.

As obvious as the lack of proportion between the predictions for the team based on the most optimistic forecasts and the harsh reality for a team that without a doubt is not as strong as it was.

It was madness at the time to think Madrid would be immune to losing the best player in their modern history.

That almost became a point of pride where the club opted to say, 'Cris, we do not need you'.

That vision and viewpoint, coupled with their their notorious contempt for the ever more crazy football transfer market, has led Los Blancos into their current plight.

It is worth remembering that the team who are in ninth place in LaLiga Santander have won the last three Champions League titles though.

Lopetegui did many things wrong. If Zinedine Zidane had recovered things as coach, the new man buried those.

He asked for reinforcements, didn't attend to logical issues and continued to sing the praises of a playing staff which was clearly out of tune and weakened.

Going into the season, he agreed to play a song that everyone knew wasn't going to win the Eurovision.

You either take it or you leave it, following his tumultuous exit from the Spanish national team and he ended up having to grin and bear it.

He confused loyalty with logic and made questionable decisions when it came to naming his team.

It appeared he was mainly devoted to not angering the hardcore generals of the dressing room and was unable to even throw in new signings, if only if it were to please the president or sporting director.

Now, he is out on the street and tainted after Real's very ugly firing statement that lacked any kind of class, where they moved away from everything they preach to become a lower club, with little care for their image, which has been seriously damaged.

Casemiro is right, even if he ended up taking another hit.

Self-criticism is never an advantage, as it was explained by Sergio Ramos.

At odds with Real's statement, Real do not have eight candidates for the Ballon d'Or right now.

They have worn-out players who do not deserve it because there is no alternative, players whose starting status is not under threat.

They are players without confidence and are playing like it.

The heaviness of the World Cup is weighing large, as expected.

What has happened to Madrid is that after four Champions League titles in five years, they thought that any strategy would work and everything would go well.

Zidane realised the grave error in that thinking and opted to walk away.

So did in the indispensable Cristiano, fed up with his status at the club.

By the way, he should win the Ballon d'Or.

Now, it turns out that nobody wants to come and that is why the club have been forced to turn to their Castilla side again.

Poor Santiago Solari, who has appealed for the team to show balls.

That's a good plan...