Moudrid Should Bench Their Bipolarity

This year there have been 2 different Real Madrid teams. The uncertain, unconvincing Real Madrid that has trouble scoring without referee assistance and a fast, powerful squad that robs the ball in the midfield and charges towards goal with incredible velocity over and over again. You could call it the Madrid del Mourinhato vs. the Once de la Alegria

Madrid del Mourinhato showed it's head early in the season, from Madrid's preseason games in July (and narrow win over the LA Galaxy in August) until the end of September.

In October, the Once de la Alegria exploded onto the scene. Madrid started blowing out lesser competition with 6-0 score lines. They were impressive and many, including me, thought they were the best Real team in the last 12-14 years. But then they ran into Barcelona.

Barcelona's 5-0 drubbing of Real showed the weakness of the Merengues and set them back for at least  2 months. Madrid didn't immediately lose to many points - but they should have. There were numerous games when Mourinhato Madrid made the most of it's Most-Favored-Team status with the arbitros. Even in the games that they won Mourinhato Madrid looked horrible. At the midpoint in the season, Villareal was playing  much better than Madrid.

Recently, victories over Real Sociedad, Levante and especially over Espanyol (when Iker Casillas was sent off  in minute 2) made it seem like the Once de la Alegria was back. Now with a new striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, they'd be able to keep pace with world-beating Barcelona.

I don't think that's the case. There are still too many problems in the Casa Blanca (the White House) of Madrid. In my mind if the Merengues want to make a league of it, they need to stick with their best  personnel. Here's what they need to do.

• Always start Emmanuel Adebayor. Keep Benzema on the bench. The team plays much better with Adebayor on the field.
• Keep Kaka on the bench. He's got horrible form and his presence means a valuable Real playmaker (Ozil, Di Maria, Granero) will have less opportunity. Addition by subtraction here.
• Generate free kicks for CR7. His goals from balon parado are crucial for Madrid to get the lead and  keep it. 
• Play Marcelo. Whether as Left Back or in the midfield, he's one of Real's most dynamic players and he opens the field for everyone else.
• Always play Xabi Alonso. No one else can give form to the attack the same way.
• Give Pepe some tranquilizers instead of stimulants before the game. As long as Pepe can keep his cool, the center of Madrid's defense, with Pepe and Carvalho, is solid. When the bald baller loses his head, he's a liability to his team.
• Stop diving and whining. Play soccer.

That's it. I think if Mourinho stuck with the personnel mentioned above, he'd keep the "alegria." Switch it up to try to rotate players in and Real's title hopes will go up in smoke. Every time Madrid has tried to rotate, they've paid the price the poor play. They might win more than their fair share thanks to the refs, but that won't be enough to win titles.

Here's a lighthearted pop-up video view of the acting that regularly takes place in the Mourinhato