The latest results are clearly showing that the main person responsible for Real Madrid's weak moment is Florentino Perez.
The reality of European football has given its verdict, highlighting that the deep institutional and sporting crisis that the Madrid club is going through was not a matter of coaching appointments.
After the bitter departure of Xabi Alonso, accompanied by internal tensions, the balance has been catastrophic: elimination from the King's Cup against modest Albacete and the shame of finishing in the Champions League play-off stage after losing to Benfica led by Jose Mourinho.
The club now faces a harsh reality, where not even the shadow of legends can hide a poor sporting planning that has undermined the season's ambitions.
Alvaro Arbeloa, currently the technical director, seems to have inherited an impossible situation to manage, confirming that the team's problems go deeper than the name of the coach on the bench.
The team's construction presents serious flaws, especially in the defensive department, where the lack of authority and hierarchy is evident and the rotation does not meet the demands of the European elite.
Raul Asencio and Dean Huijsen, thrown into the lineup more out of necessity than merit, have shown that they still do not possess the necessary maturity to withstand the pressure of Europe's big clubs.
At the center of criticism is Florentino Perez, who seems to have lost the compass that once built winning cycles.
Real Madrid is suffering the consequences of a team-building philosophy that has forgotten that success comes from reason and harmony, not from collecting players with high market value but without functional connections between them.
Poor sports management by the offices has created an identity vacuum that Albacete and Benfica exploited with an unacceptable ease for a club with this history.
It is clear that, although Xabi Alonso may have made isolated mistakes, the real and profound problem with the project lies in a manager who has neglected the basic footballing architecture to rely on an already worn-out marketing model. /Telegraph/
