This article missed the point completely.Real Madrid were underdogs. Why? Because we were bad throughout the season. And why was that? Because we continued to repeat the failed experiment of Vini + Mbappe over and over again expecting different results. We brought a manager in Xabi to "do what needs to be done", but whenever he did what he thought was right, the players, their fans and the board opposed him. Now he is sacked. How do we expect this Vini Mbappe experiment to turn out well, when Carlo, THE single best man manager in history couldn't make it work?The Bayern match showcased that these players can in fact put in effort whenever they want to, or feel like it. The people appreciating this, are the same ones missing the fact that they did NOT turn up this intensity in various losing affairs throughout the season. So is this effort only going to turn up in CL knockouts? What sort of conditional dedication to the club is this? How big is their ego that they can play with the bare minimum effort only when they want to, and face no consequence for it? Instead, the team captain is completely permitted to throw a tantrum, in fact, he gets to ask for a fat pay raise after it?Vinicius (or any individual for that matter) is not the problem. He is simply an indicator of it. If the handling of the dressing room situation, lack of backing to Xabi, combined with a horribly incompetent medical staff and lack of a clear sporting idea shown by illogical signings like Mastantuono and Endrick aren't enough to show you that change is needed at the top, then you're not watching the club closely enough. A "tough fight" against Bayern will change absolutely none of this.

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"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives."Simple as that. We lost to a team. We lost to a collective effort where individuals had clearly defined roles, and a will to win. Imagine walking around when the ball is being passed 1 meter away from you, and you're 1 man down. Instead of defending you keep arguing with the ref?? Is this the "fighter team we want to build??You know you simply can't continue with freedomball when "the 2 best players in the world" in Vini and Mbappe couldn't deal with fucking Upamecano on their own. Reason? Upa knew his role, and others supported him. Yes many players were individually shit. But anyone still blaming the entire loss on Vini/Mbappe/Lunin/Cama or any individual, is still missing the whole fucking point.

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