Haha what a game! After Madrid scored 2, I wanted to switch it off, but the only reason i continued watching late into the night, was because I wanted to see what this new Madrid is like, how their new signings are playing, what the new tactics are, etc. And boy am I glad i did!
For 20 minutes, Madrid dominated, and then for some reason, they just switched off. Here is the best part - sometimes you have these kind of results where the opposition team has counter attacked you to death and the scoreline seems a bit harsh. But after the first 20 minutes, Sociedad were
by far the superior team. In the second half, they played absolutely wonderful football, slick passing, determination to win every 50-50 and they were running the show. You could see a goal was coming. After that they just ripped open into Madrid...
Before Madrid made any of the signings, there were strong indications that Di Maria was going to leave. I remember telling a friend - Unless Madrid get Suarez, there is not a single player in world football at the moment they could buy, that would not weaken the time when he leaves..People were enamoured by Kroos and James, but they were always going to be weaker this season. It's still early days, anything can happen, they could just go on to make CL history this season. But I have a strong suspicion that won't be the case, and they are going to get mauled...a lot this year.