Shaka Hislop

Oh, wow.

Not in 2026.

Casually walking down the high street, it's great.

I'm not sure, and I'm not sure why Abel always is so willing to carry the can.

Well, I understand why he does, but surely he's not to blame here, not just because he's only just fallen into this job, but more to the point,

As you mentioned, Dan, there's no question that this is a good team.

We saw that two years ago under Carlo Ancelotti when Real Madrid won everything.

But ever since then, and that's the difference between good players and great players, good teams and great teams.

Great teams and great players do it season in, season out.

If they don't win it, they're always challenging.

And you just don't get that impression from this team and a lot of these players.

Now, after Vinicius Junior missed out on the Ballon d'Or, he put out something on social media about him going to do it 10 times over or something like that.

That's never come to fruition.

And I've been one of Vinicius Junior's biggest supporters here.

Incredible talent under a pressure that...

Most of us cannot imagine.

Last season, between Ancelotti and Kylian Mbappe, they carried the can for those disappointments.

Now, no Carlo Ancelotti, Kylian Mbappe probably has been the only success story of this season.

Yet nobody else from Real Madrid, senior or just talented, has stepped up in a way that...

You associate with great players and great teams.