Such glaring issues fall on the head coach, and even someone as respected and loved as Ancelotti is not safe. The Italian manager spoke to the media after Real Madrid's defeat to AC Milan and admitted, "We don’t defend well. We need to be more compact.

“Italian football is very competitive. Today Fonseca felt comfortable because we were too open and he found an advantage.” The Real Madrid head coach also gave an interview to Sky Italia after the game, bemoaning a lack of cutting edge in the Milan box and ‘fragility’ out of possession.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is under no illusions that he is under serious pressure, as a result of their recent form, and most notably defeats to Barcelona and AC Milan. If he was, then the