http://futfanatico.com/2010/02/21/the-real-real-madrid-manuels-smoking-gun/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-real-real-madrid-manuels-smoking-gun Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:58:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://futfanatico.com/2010/02/21/the-real-real-madrid-manuels-smoking-gun/#comment-316 The Real Real Madrid – Manuel’s Smoking Gun « Scissors Kick Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:11:06 +0000 http://futfanatico.com/?p=4852#comment-316 [...] The Real Real Madrid – Manuel’s Smoking Gun “In the off-season, despite the wave of cash and new signings, I had one serious concern: could Manuel Pellgrini balance the all-star egos in the locker room? And could he impose the Villareal short-passing approach on Madrid? He has done neither. And he has succeeded with fantastic aplomb. The Alcocorn hiccup aside, Madrid trails Barcelona by 2 points. The games, the goals, the endless and relentless storm ahead of progress. But exactly has Manuel done? It’s quite simple – he has imposed a style of Madrid that is Madrid. Madrid no longer plays like a lost puppy sniffing for scraps. Madrid now plays like Madrid. Allow me to elaborate.” (futfanatico) [...] [...] The Real Real Madrid – Manuel’s Smoking Gun “In the off-season, despite the wave of cash and new signings, I had one serious concern: could Manuel Pellgrini balance the all-star egos in the locker room? And could he impose the Villareal short-passing approach on Madrid? He has done neither. And he has succeeded with fantastic aplomb. The Alcocorn hiccup aside, Madrid trails Barcelona by 2 points. The games, the goals, the endless and relentless storm ahead of progress. But exactly has Manuel done? It’s quite simple – he has imposed a style of Madrid that is Madrid. Madrid no longer plays like a lost puppy sniffing for scraps. Madrid now plays like Madrid. Allow me to elaborate.” (futfanatico) [...]

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