Moods can sour quickly at Real Madrid but even then, the boos that rang around Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday following the team's 2-0 loss to Celta Vigo were as clear a sign as any – manager Xabi Alonso is on the hot seat, just six months after taking the job.

Real Madrid's near perfect start to the season has completely unraveled, sliding from a five point lead atop LaLiga to a four point deficit to Barcelona in the span of a month and change. They now have just one win in their last five league games, the UEFA Champions League serving as a reprieve of sorts with four wins out of five thus far. Even then, though, certain cracks are starting to emerge – a lack of cohesion is obvious just about every time Los Blancos play, a mixture of injuries and tactical issues piling up as they h

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