<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[following Real Madrid...]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://unamadridista.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[unamadridista]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://unamadridista.wordpress.com/author/unamadridista/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Alcorcón vs. Madrid]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Alcorcón&#8217;s budget is €1.2 million.  Madrid&#8217;s is infinitely higher (about 400 times more).  The average Alcorcón player makes €36,000 a year, which is about what Cristiano Ronaldo makes in <em>a day</em>.  Yet who won?  And not only won, but embarrassed and humiliated?  At least it can&#8217;t get worse, right?</p>
<p>Some of the newspapers are calling for Pellegrini&#8217;s head, but that won&#8217;t solve anything.  Coaches need to be given time, you can&#8217;t expect results immediately.  Besides, if you look at past seasons, firing a coach in the middle of a season only leads to more instability, and instability leads to losing.</p>
<p>The only good thing I got out of this game was the sight of Iker at the game, apparently having driven out there on his own despite not being called up for the game.  Captain-worthy actions, which is more than I can say for Guti&#8230;</p>
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