Madrid's Already Looking For Salvation

He can save us any day.

And it's just October.

In a press conference, after their recent Copa del Rey defeat, Cristiano Ronaldo insisted he wasn't Madrid's "savior."

But here are the facts:

Los Blancos' record with C. Ron: 7-0-0
Los Blancos' record without C. Ron: 1-3-1

And, in those seven games, CR9 scored a total of nine goals. While Madrid, as a team, could only manage a total of seven goals in their last five matches.

If that doesn't put C. Ron somewhere close to the footie god qualification, we're not quite sure what does.

Regardless, after their humiliating 4-0 loss to third division side Alcorcon in the first-leg of their fourth round Copa del Rey match, Madrid is certainly in need of an on-pitch resurrection of some sort.

About that "disastrous" match, Ronaldo went on to say:

"We lost, nobody's happy about this but we have to raise our heads - the world is not going to end because of that. We have to learn our lesson and in the next matches make sure we don't underestimate any teams. We're conscious that we need to play better."

Couldn't have said it better ourselves, Ronnie. And because Guti, Iker, Kaka, et. al only seem to have eyes for you, you're the perfect person to carry the message to the team, that is, until you can actually carry the team again.

P dot S We wonder what Johan Cruyff has to say now.