Real Madrid successfully secured their place in the Champions league next season, placing third in the La Liga, but they are far away from what they were only a few years ago. They have just lost the match against Real Sociedad 3–1, although most of their main players were playing. They finished third in the league, scoring 63 goals and receiving 44 of them.

Using promo codes to bet on real Madrid these past few seasons was a great idea as long as your bets were based on the number of goals in their matches. That number of received goals in one season is fairly high for any team in La Liga, especially when talking about one of the greatest clubs in the history of football. Polish clubs, on the other hand, had a similar fate which you can read more about here.

Let’s take a look at what went wrong for them, and what are some of the things they can do to make things better and hopefully reclaim their former glory.

Cristiano Ronaldo

You can love him or you can hate him, but Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players this sport has ever had. He was the best player on the planet five times for a reason, and everyone is well aware of that. The departure of Ronaldo from Real Madrid left a huge gap and definitely has affected the results and the way they play nowadays. Sure, there are other great players playing for Madrid, but no one can match his playstyle and contribute as much as he did.

Whatever fans and haters say, Real Madrid won the Champions League 4 times in 5 years. Now, after Ronaldo left, they got kicked out by Ajax, losing 4–1 in the second game.

The Manager, Injuries, and Suspensions

Santiago Solari obviously hasn’t find a way to use everything players on the team have to offer, which is why it seems like Los Blancos are going to switch to a new manager, the third one so far. Isco is one of the most valuable players on the team, and for some reason, Solari isolates him from the rest of the team.

Real Madrid has a bad luck when it comes to injuries, but it looks even worse now, especially when we take into account suspensions.

The Solution?

The first thing they need to do is sign a forward or a striker (or the combination of the two). Although they have issues with defence as well, they need to find a way to score more goals and climb to the top of La Liga.

Besides making adjustments on the field, the management team needs to change as well. Managers arguing with players was never a good thing for a team, and the relationship Solari has with Isco and some other players doesn’t look promising at all.