#4 Pressure from the Bernabeu
For a team that is so revered in world football, you’d think that their home support would be more than happy with the fare that is provided for them on the pitch each week.
The entertainment they get for their hard-earned euro is often second to none, yet it seems that the Santiago Bernabeu faithful are rarely a happy bunch.
Cristiano Ronaldo has recently come out and pleaded with them to stop booing him. A player who is their all-time record scorer and arguably the best to ever don the white shirt is still not doing enough to please the fans it would seem. That’s scandalous.
Earlier in the campaign, when Los Blancos were trailing in a Champions League tie, Sergio Ramos, Ronaldo, Zidane and Florentino Perez had to appeal to the local media for the fans to get behind their team.
After El Clásico, Zidane will already be feeling the pressure from the stands, and once the white hankies come out, he’s toast.