Atletico Madrid - Real Madrid, the same old story

The Atletico Madrid - Real Madrid meetings have become predictable. In the end it's always the same. Change the players, the coaches but not the dynamics of the parties, to the delight of whites and dismay of the red and whites.

All who visit the Vicente Calderon to attend the Madrid classic already know what is going to find. Typically within minutes Atletico Madrid get a goal that put them uphill game, committing one or more defensive errors that paved the way for whites, and with a little luck in a heroic attempt reaction of the red and whites in trouble matching their neighbors.

This story was repeated on Saturday on the banks of the Manzanares. A loss in midfield five minutes that ended with the ball at the feet of Kaka completely alone on the edge of the area: 0-1. Later, after 63 minutes of game, a blunder that Perea is entangled with the ball on the edge of the area allows 0-3 Higuain do for Real Madrid. And finally led the heroic response Aguero with two goals in two minutes which only served to mask the result and leave in eleven seasons without winning at rival at the Vicente Calderon. The new injury to a hobby that seems destined to suffer more absolute.

Juninho, Jose Mari and Lardín were the scorers of the derby of the 1998-99 season, the last red and white resulted in victory (3-1). Too many years waiting for a new victory. Year after year accumulating failure after failure. The worst thing for athletes is that the usual loss this year leaves the team in the relegation zone and their shortcomings more visible than ever. Fallon and weak defense and midfield and low level of imagination. I do not have anything easy for Quique Sanchez Flores to float the ship mattresses.

Image: Mark