Will be Ancelotti's last season I think. They just look inferior to every opponent and the lack of Kroos is massive for them.
I thought Atletico looked shit too on Sunday so not exactly surprised to see them get rolled over.
All he needs is a clasico loss and Madrid fanbase will be all over him. Quite possible he gets sacked much earlier than expected, although I definitely think that this is his last season.
The gap in quality between Madrid and other teams in Europe in last 3 years definitely means Madrid could've achieved more under Ancelotti. Bottling league to Barça, bottling UCL to City, bottling CDR twice and even suffering the old school clasico 4-0 humiliation on Bernabeu with the likes of Ferran Torres and Aubameyang leading the line.
2022 UCL win was pure luck, with glimpses of individual quality. Madrid fans got fooled by Ancelotti's raised eyebrows as its them that do the magic and not players. He was saved by Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius multiple times that season.
2024 pretty much was a flukey as well, bus park vs City and last second comeback vs Bayern, as well as struggling against Leipzig.
My point is that Madrid should've dominated Europe in last 3 years considering the team they had. But far from that. Those trophies they won were no domination, but dead struggle until the very end. Plus they bottled a number of trophies in the meanwhile.
They should be, of course, dominating Europe now as well - with the team at hand. But far from that. They're not even close to the best team in Europe. They're visibly struggling in La Liga and now it started in UCL as well. Shouldn't be happening. Gato is saying Carlo will find the solution but I reckon that might happen way too late. If he doesn't win UCL or La Liga with this squad this season, he definitely deserves a sacking and will get it.