Real Madrid...

...still not as good as Barcelona. The players aren't clicking and this could spell trouble. The solution to all their problems on the field? Get rid of the 3 musketeers and all their friends!!! They won't be able to move on until they get rid of most players from the past 3 years.

What I mean by this is Raul, Guti, and Salgado have to go. Salgado and Heinze are already gone. Most of the other players who have followed on the footsteps of Raul and Guti also have to hit the road. I'm talking about Higuain, Gago, Robben, Van Nistelrooy, and the rest of the Dutch players.

This group of players for some reason just can't be coached and it seems the only person they respond to is Raul. Why? Because Raul runs the team, so no one wants to be on the bad side of the person with the loudest voice within the club. As long as this is the case, Real Madrid will continue to play lousy soccer.

Florentino Perez is back and this time I think he's determined to sideline Raul at all costs. Raul was the reason Perez resigned the club presidency in 2006, so they have a debt to settle. He got the press and team associates to turn against the original "Galacticos" Ronaldo, Figo, Robinho, Baptista, Owen, Cassano, Roberto Carlos, Beckham, and others by speaking out against what those players did off the field. All of them were signed by Perez, so when things hit a rough patch, Raul made sure the blame fell on Perez. Turns out that the only bad thing those players did was steal the spotlight away from the Spanish players on the team, so they had to be kicked out the door.

Hopefully everyone, from fans to coaches and team directors, will realize that this is the Real Madrid of Kaka and Ronaldo, and they should just let them take care of business and do what they do best, without having to worry about pleasing the so called "Angel of Madrid" aka Raul. When the full squad finally plays together, we should see a much improved Real Madrid.

This is how I think Real Madrid's lineup should be:

Goalkeeper - Casillas

Defenders - Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Albiol, Arbeloa

Defensive Midfielders - Xabi Alonso, Lass, Granero

Attacking Midfielders - Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo

Striker - Benzema