The worst kept secret in Spanish Football was confirmed today as Real Madrid manager Manuel Pellegrini was sacked by Florentino Perez. As the club lined up Jose Mourinho to take the reins, Pellegrini had been on the Bernabeus version of death row. He knew his fate was sealed, it was simply a matter of when. Just as winning the league wasn't good enough for Fabio Capello to keep his job, a record Liga points haul and over 100 goals wasn't enough for Pellegrini, who becomes Florentinos sixth managerial victim. They played some exceptional football at times, but ultimately the Chileans time at the Bernabeu will be judged by two disastrous cup exits at the hands of Alcorcón and Lyon and a fruitless bid to unsettle Barcelona as La Liga champions.
He was consistently hindered by a lack of support from the clubs hierarchy and press, with only the fans ever seriously backing their manager. The stage is now set for the Mourinho show to waltz into town in his attempt to be the first ever manager to win league titles in The Premiership, Serie A and La Liga. Just the small matter of around €16million compensation for Inter Milan to sort out first. Small change for Florentino.
They never cease to amaze me, but just take a look at the disgusting show of disrespect from the Real Madrid rag Marca. The Real Madrid news section and no mention of Pellegrini. It's as if he never existed. A bad nightmare.
We should all place bets to see how long Mourinho will last. I feel so sorry so Pellergini.
ReplyDeleteI think it was unacceptable the way Real treated Pellegrini, I hope he moves on to win the Champions League.
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