What's the Real Deal?

Real Madrid's fall from grace has become even more spectacular as they got beaten by relegation-threatened club Levante for the first time ever in their history, and to add insult to injury, it was their 1000th match at the Santiago Bernabeau Stadium. Real fans began to wave their white hankies towards the end of the game, demanding manager Capello and President Calderon's resignation.

Bringing Capello to Madrid was always a risky business for the Madridstas wouldn't accept anything less than an entertaining and attacking game of football, while Capello always symbolised the Italian Catennaccio style where the focus is much more on defending. While bringing in Jose Mourinho would be a prudent move, his win-at-any-cost attitude towards the game will only endear the fans for a short while, probably until they win their first trophy in a long time.

I think it would be wise for Real to appoint someone who is not afraid to play attacking football. For a glamorous club such as Real Madrid, it is not what they win that counts but how they win that matters more. I feel the club should go for either former Real-man Bernd Schuster who is doing wonders at Getafe or Didier Deschamps who took Monaco to the Champions League final a few years back. And, the new manager should be given a free-reign for at least a year or two!