Real Madrid fans have a new hero

Ancelotti: "Isco has a great personality at 21 years old"

Carlo Ancelotti was more than happy with the performance of Isco after the Real Madrid-Getafe game: "Everyone can talk about Isco's talent, but for me the strange thing about his case is the great personality he has shown since arriving, at just 21 years of age. And that's no easy thing to have, especially in this stadium".

The Italian manager was pleased with his team's performance: "It was a good game. Clearly, we had some bad luck at the beginning. We started off losing, but I think that the team reacted well to it".

"The idea of our style of play is clear – we have a combined movement of the ball around the pitch, although at times we have to pull back. Little by little, we will improve", he assured.

Real's golden boys

There were two movers and shakers in the Real Madrid line up against Getafe, Isco and Cristiano both playing decisive roles in their team's comfortable victory.
Isco made mischief when he appeared in the box and Ronaldo proved his worth yet again as a skilled marksman. He put away two goals, overtaking the legendary Hugo Sánchez in the 'Los Blancos' top goalscorers ranking.

Isco made an impact every time he got close to the goal area. He scored the third and the crowd went wild for their young idol. His connection with Benzema and Ronaldo is perfect. The Portuguese player ended the game with a wonderful back-heel which found the back of the net.

Bitter controversy surrounding Benzema

The third player in the spotlight during Real-Getafe was none other than Benzema, as is often the case at the Bernabéu, with the crowd turning against the French player. They whistled him during the opening moments of the match and the harrying did not let up.

The negative reaction was so great that many of the supporters felt it was too much. Whether it was out of compassion or not is hard to tell but there was applause from a significant proportion of the stadium for Benzema on two headers that failed to hit the mark.
The Bernabéu refuses to tolerate him; tough to see as it is clearly taking its toll on Benzema, who looked destroyed as he went off the field and headed for the bench. Perhaps it was not the best decision by Ancelotti. The player needs the full support of his coach in such circumstances. It is an issue that poses a huge problem for Real Madrid.