Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said the recent success enjoyed by Real Madrid has blinded some people in and around the cub, and then players, coaches and fans need to pull together now and recreate that famous spirit.
Los Blancos win four trophies in 2014 – the Copa del Rey, Champions League, European Super Cup and Club World Cup – one of the best years in the club’s history.
But they have begun 2015 in indifferent form, winning just five of their last 10 games and losing twice already to rivals Atletico de Madrid, with the latest defeat being a 4-0 humiliation on Saturday afternoon in La Liga.
Perez called in at the Valdebebas training ground on Sunday morning and read the riot act to the players and coaches. And on Tuesday he spoke to reporters and fans and urged them to get behind the team.
“Success has confused us. It’s time to stand together and lift ourselves,” he said.
He added: “This shirt is worth more. This is Real Madrid, remember. We have millions of fans around the world. We must recover our team spirit, without it we are lost. We have to raise our game. We already did so in the first half of the season. If we reunite ourselves, the situation can return to normal.”
