Real Madrid is one of the most successful clubs in the world. Los Blancos have many top players in their squad.
There are many great players who dream of defending Real Madrid. However, of course it is not easy to become a Los Blancos player.
Every Real Madrid player certainly has to endure criticism. Especially with the criticism leveled by the Spanish media.
The media in Spain can be very violent at times. They did not hesitate to criticize Real Madrid players.
So far, many Real Madrid stars have received harsh criticism from the Spanish media. Anyone?
5 Players Who Were Called Out by Media
1. Eden Hazard
Eden Hazard is again the topic of conversation. He was caught on camera laughing after Real Madrid were eliminated by Chelsea in the Champions League.
This made Hazard not get a good response from various parties. El Chiringuito presenter, Josep Pedrerol, also criticized the player.
"Real Madrid got out of Europe because Hazard had time to laugh and joke," said Josep Pedrerol.
“Two years made the Real Madrid fans angry, two years overweight, so is another Gareth Bale.
"We're angry, we can't understand him. He can't stay at Real Madrid any longer. "
2. Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale has been heavily criticized by the Spanish media. One of them was after the player led the Wales national team to qualify for the Euro 2020 finals.
After the match against Hungary, Bale celebrated on the back of the Welsh flag with the words "Wales, Golf, Madrid, In That Order"
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The action by Bale was then responded harshly by a number of Spanish media including Marca.
3. James Rodriguez
James Rodriguez came to Real Madrid at a great price. However, the player then suffered frequent injuries and rarely played.
A number of Spanish media then questioned James' fitness condition. The player was annoyed with the accusations that were addressed to him.
"That talk really annoys me. Close people know how I act and how I take care of myself," James told Marca.
"All the talk about me going out at night is a lie. It really annoys me with people who doubt and call me fat," said James.
4. Isco
Diego Torres is one of the most prominent journalists in Spain. However, he once angered Real Madrid midfielder Isco.
In his writing in El Pais, Torres criticized Isco's performance with the Spanish national team at the 2018 World Cup. Isco later explained directly on Twitter: "Diego Torres, you are very, very bad."
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The feud still continues. Several months later, Isco refused to answer direct questions from Torres at a press conference.
"I'm not going to answer that question because you're going to write whatever you like in the paper, so I'm just going to let you go that way," he replied.
"We are the people who play on the pitch for the national team but we need people around us who help instead of putting obstacles in the road constantly because it doesn't help anything."
5. Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema is one of the best strikers Real Madrid has. He has scored a lot of goals for Los Blancos.
Even so, Benzema was also subject to criticism from various parties. The French striker came under heavy criticism in the 2017-18 season after scoring five goals in La Liga.
Even so, Benzema seems capable of dealing with criticism well. He insisted that the media coverage did not affect him.
"The best players are constantly being criticized because that's what the newspapers are selling," said Benzema.
“When I didn't play well, I knew I didn't have a good game so I don't have to read the news in the media.
“When my name was listed in the newspaper it had no impact on me. I don't care because it doesn't mean anything because I know I always try my best to win every game. "
6. Michael Owen
Michael Owen was once a part of Real Madrid. However, his career at the Santiago Bernabeu was arguably unsuccessful.
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Owen only lasted one season at Real Madrid before finally returning to England. US columnist Tomas Roncero also gave a scathing opinion about Owen's career.
"Owen is not Henry. Owen isn't Reyes. Owen isn't Totti. Owen is not Drogba. Owen is not Adriano. Owen isn't Figo. Owen is not Zidane, "he wrote.
"Let's face it, Owen is not a galaxy. Rafa Benitez opened champagne the day he sold it to Madrid. No no no."
Source: Planet Football
